Elementary School Activities : Page 4

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

How do you turn an everyday object into a scary skeleton? This project is the perfect way to practice counting while using cotton swabs to create a skeleton.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

Make your very own fortune cookies from paper and share good fortunes with family and friends.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Young scientists develop a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, and then revise their hypothesis to find out which common household liquids dissolve candy corn.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

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.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!