Elementary School Winter Activities : Page 2

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Wake up and create a fun, healthy snowman with your learner! As a family, create a snowman on your plate with yogurt, add some snowman accessories, and design a snowy environment.

Your child will "build" a snowman and lace her way around the paper plates, boosting her manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Your fourth grader can have fun and get creative this winter by creating a colorful winter weather collage.

Not all snowmen are made of ice. This popcorn snowman tastes like the holiday season and also makes a cute decoration on any dining table.

Here's a color matching game that is perfect for winter! Your child will race against the clock to assemble the name of a color with its matching parts.

3-D Christmas tree cookies look impressive but are an easy holiday recipe that kids can make. These sugar cookies stand up on their own!

This paper mache snowman is a unique winter craft for kids. Use this paper mache snowman to show your child the wonders of this three-dimensional art form.

Try this kindergarten arts and crafts activity and sneak in a little extra nutrition this holiday season: make a mashed potato snowman sculpture!

Being sick stinks! Help make being achy a little easier by helping your child craft a comforting hot water bottle doll out of fabric, googly eyes, and ribbon.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting and spelling your way to a "$1.00" word in this 3rd grade math and reading game.

Looking for an elegant cookie that won't give you a sugar rush? This traditional Italian biscotti cookie is twice baked, making it twice as good!

Does your child still want to play in the snow, even after he has to come inside? In this activity you'll build a snowman indoors!

Here's a fun math-oriented arts and crafts activity for your preschool or kindergarten child: create a gumdrop topiary and practice counting along the way.

Make a Christmas countdown calendar to get your child excited about the coming holiday. This Christmas countdown calendar helps you make holiday memories.

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Create one-of-a-kind noisemakers to bring some fun to New Year's Eve.

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.

Enjoy the sparkle of a fresh snowfall whether or not the weather outside is chilly enough for snow.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

This candle centerpiece will add a special holiday glow to your dinner table. Make a candle centerpiece with your child this holiday season.

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Cut out lots of geometric snowflakes and use them for creating colorful snowflake prints perfect for decorating any home this winter season!

Combine winter charm with DIY fashion to create this lovely piece of jewelry.