1st and 2nd Grade Activities

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

Help your child channel his inner wizard with this crafty activity perfect for imaginative youngsters.

Capture your beach memories—not with a photograph, but with a beach mosaic made from that classic beach souvenir, the shell.

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Try this kooky, spooky arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make gummy worm ice cubes!

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Understanding emotions can be a helpful tool for self-regulation. In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice identifying different emotions and explore how they connect with various gestures and facial expressions.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!