1st and 2nd Grade Holidays Activities

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

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

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

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.

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

Your little one will have fun making this pot of gold craft that can easily be displayed on any doorknob or hook.

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.

Help your child make a picture of a four-leaf clover this St. Patrick's Day. It's thought that whoever finds a four-leaf clover will enjoy good luck!

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

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Brighten up everyone's day with this circular rainbow plate perfect for celebrating spring or St. Patrick's Day.

This St. Patrick's Day have your little mischief-maker create a simple leprechaun disguise that's sure to inspire a some good-hearted giggling.

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

Make a clever egg pop-up card for Easter that hides a special surprise: open the flaps, and out pops a fluffy baby chick!

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

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

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 uniquely cute Easter bunny craft will give your child practice tracing their handprint while repurposing a paper plate as the base for their bunny.

This witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

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

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

Your kids will love this tradition of finding a leprechaun's gold hidden all over.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.