1st and 2nd Grade Holidays Activities : Page 4

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

Dog valentine cards are perfect for the pet lover in your life. Make a dog valentine card with your child this February.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

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

Make sure your child is prepared for Halloween by having him create a stamp-printing that says: "Trick or treat? Smell my feet!"

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Kids can jazz up their checker sets by transforming boring round checker pieces into baby chicks and eggs in this 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

This chocolate gelt is the perfect Hanukkah treat. Chocolate gelt is used as a gift for children or in the classic Hanukkah game of Dreidel.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with a colorful rainbow, a pot of gold and an introduction to printmaking.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

Help your child observe Veterans Day by having him create a paper chain American flag; it's a fun and crafty way to show your patriotism.

Create a little magic with this special craft that transforms a regular paper tree into a Valentine masterpiece.

Your youngster can explore the parts of a face while creating this ghoulish Halloween zombie head sandwich!

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

Why wait for the Easter bunny to arrive when your child can become a bunny herself? Creating a bunny mask is the perfect way to celebrate Easter.

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Be adventurous this Cinco de Mayo and give this simple recipe using pickled nopalitos a try!

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.