Elementary School Activities : Page 102

Your child will be delighted to create a sweet painting in the style of pop artist Wayne Thiebaud!

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

Let your first grader get inspired by the fiery fall colors outside his window by creating a beautiful handprint tree!

A riff on the classic board game, St. Patrick's Day Snakes and Ladders is a fun game the whole family can enjoy.

Your fourth grader be delighted to create monkey companions out of poster board! They also provide a perfect opportunity to teach her interesting monkey facts.

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

This engaging outdoor game is a blind obstacle course to help your Kindergarten aged child learn to follow directions.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

Here's a math game for your preschooler or kindergartener that'll make number recognition as easy as a pizza pie!

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

Make some cool hearts that are sure to brighten anyone's Valentine's Day. This project is a opportunity to play with overlapping shapes and show your love!

This science fair project idea measures the growth of bread dough and finds out how long it takes for the dough to stop rising.

The next time your child decides he needs to press restart on his wardrobe, don't ship his clothes off to Goodwill so fast.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Let your imaginative child "ghost write" the life (and afterlife) story of a made-up phantom.

In this activity, your child will take a walk outside, listen to the silence in between sounds, and draw what the experience was like for them.

Have your child make a giant red poppy out of tissue paper in remembrance of the brave soldiers who served, especially those who died serving their countries.

In this activity, your child will discover their interests and special talents through performing, writing, and drawing.

This fudge cookie recipe is incredibly easy for even the youngest kids to follow. Plus, it makes a great gift when you're looking to wrap up something sweet.

This holiday season, don't forget the many delights of "cookie science"! Here's a confection we especially like.

You and your fourth grader can pay homage to the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, Canada, by baking up a batch of maple leaf pancakes!

Make mini heating pads for the special animal in your household or to use the next time you or your child has some aches and pains.

Turn your leftover cranberry dressing into a sweet, rich bread with this holiday recipe.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

Ahoy, mateys! Your child will get in touch with his inner pirate when he makes his own pirate eye patch with this fun activity.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.