1st and 2nd Grade Holidays Educational Resources : Page 11

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.

Making gift bags for a Halloween party or tricker-treaters is a great way for your child to learn a bit about geometry and origami!

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

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.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Help your child craft a magnetic menorah that they can safely "light" themselves!

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

No matter the occasion, this flag craft is the perfect way for you child to proudly display her love of the red, white and blue!

Use your handprints to create a Halloween spider in this fun arts-and-crafts activity!

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

In this activity, your second grader will design her very own heart map to show what she's really made of.

Let the world be your canvas by transforming an ordinary household window into a snowy holiday scene.

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.