Elementary School Activities : Page 78

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Reuse old Christmas cards by showing your fourth grader how to weave strips of them together to create new and unique woven holiday cards!

Make these sweet-smelling sachets that smell like delicious cinnamon candy.

Get your kids to give you a hand in the kitchen--literally!--by making fun grilled cheese sandwiches decorated with their handprints.

Here's a hands-on activity that helps your child understand the concept of "circumference."

This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

Defend your cards in this multiplication math game! Your kid will enjoy using strategy to build equations and win points in this activity.

Make a beautiful - and realistic looking - sunflower using sunflower seeds and a paper plate with this fun kindergarten arts and crafts project.

This project is a great way to explore variations in how to paint using watercolor.

For some good "green" fun, pull out your blender. A spinach smoothie?! You better believe it! And kids will not only slurp it up, they"ll beg for seconds.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

Make a one-of-a-kind necklace this holiday season with this Christmas bead craft that will warm the heart of whoever receives it!

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

Use recycled wrapping paper and an empty bottle to make this beautiful vase for a great indoor activity when it's cold outside.

This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.

Introduce decimals and place value with this fun math card game for fourth grade students.

What do a pool, a raft and a golf club have in common? They are all integral ingredients in the fun game of Aqua Golf, a great activity for kids of all ages.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

This science fair project on testing water hardness is a great introduction to practical chemistry. Test and learn the difference between hard and soft water.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

Don't toss out those old tortillas! Your child can use them to create her own tortilla chips in any flavor she can imagine.

Teach your child about jesters as she makes her very own jester hat.

This incredibly edible activity gives kindergarteners the chance to practice identifying, copying and extending basic patterns.

Your child will create their very own filigree drawing; twirling, or coiling small strips of lightweight paper around toothpicks and gently gluing them down.

This year for Valentine's Day, you and your child can bake up a batch of classic red velvet cupcakes and learn more about the history of this vintage treat.

For kids who prefer to do homework flopped on a rug, this practical caddy can make all the difference!