Elementary School Activities : Page 70

Create a chunky, textured, tactile giraffe collage that is cute enough to pet! This is a great way to recycle old arts and crafts materials.

Help your kindergartener create his own shiny medal that celebrates his amazing and award-worthy accomplishments.

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

Get oodles of noodles this year, not for dinner, but to create this funky ornament for the Christmas tree!

Reflect on how fast your child has grown this past year with this ruler frame craft, perfect for gift-giving!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

This snowflake garland will bring some winter wonder to your house. Make a sparkling snowflake garland with your child this winter.

Using markers and construction paper, your child will design their own patterned fish.

Ask your fourth grader to jazz up the family kitchen by creating this adorable clothespin giraffe to sit on the counter and hold recipe cards.

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

Celebrate National Drum Month in November by using a couple of recycled yogurt cups and making a groovy set of bongos!

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Here's a guide to help you design a challenging pool obstacle course for your elementary school children with ordinary pool toys and household objects.

Here's an activity that will get your child's attention with a back-to-school shopping spree. He'll use decimal skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide!

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Entertain your next batch of energetic youngsters with a Halloween-inspired candy hunt!

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

Get your kindergartener storytelling in this arts and crafts activity by making Character Cubes that'll help improve your child's reading and writing skills.

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.

The objective of this science fair project is to set up a compost bin to convert food scraps and organic waste.

This chore obstacle course will keep your child entertained and engaged, while also helping them improve their efficiency at everyday tasks.

Using paper plates, have the kids make these fun animal masks and your house will be transformed into a jungle.

Practice subtraction with your second grader in this fun dice game. Math concepts have never been more fun!

If you need a way to interest your child in sewing, look no further than this felt food craft.