1st and 2nd Grade Activities : Page 45

This creamy peanut butter fudge is a great first recipe to get your first or second grader involved with because it doesn't involve any time in the oven!

Every kid loves the excitement of waiting for a special letter or package in the mail. Now they'll be able to have their very own mailbox!

Your kid will have the coolest lunch around when he creates this owl's head lunch bag topper. Celebrate the arrival of fall with this rustic-inspired craft.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

Measuring and mixing is half the fun with these Irish oatmeal cookies, and it's a great way to introduce your second grader to cooking and kitchen tools.

These cool treats are loaded with fruit, veggies, protein, and calcium, just what your child needs to fuel up for a busy day at school.

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

These decorative vampire bat baskets make for the perfect Halloween party favors, and they're fun for you and your child to make!

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

Transform a single sheet of card stock into a double-sided painting of opposites: on one side, a bright daytime landscape, on the other, a dusky evening scene.

Peppermint creams capture the minty taste of the holiday season. Make peppermint creams with your second grader for a sweet treat or homemade holiday gift.

You've got to try it to believe it! Making these sweet treats allows your second grader to practice with measurement and boost his motor skills.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Help your child celebrate your family's Thanksgiving cook with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a "handy" painted apron!

Celebrate the season with a fall centerpiece art project your child can display for the whole family!

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

Give your kid a go at making art like master painter Michelangelo did on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel...by making her own colorful angel!

Why would you pay for pricey dolls at the store when your second grader can create and play with her own personalized set?

Halloween wouldn't be complete without a creepy paper hand with spider and eyeball rings to help decorate a haunted house!

Re-use old plastic food containers to create these uniquely beautiful stepping stones to embed in your backyard!

Your child can easily create a ghoulishy adorable bat treat keeper. Crafting this funny fella is a great way to introduce the basic components of sculpture.

In this inspiring activity, children create and perform their very own Reader’s Theater about helping the planet!

Fire up the grill, break out the raffia and get crafty with flowers--it's time to learn how to throw your own luau!

Spice up your everyday vase with this fun craft adding colorful layers of beans to a regular vase. The beans add beauty and function, helping prop up flowers.

Using paper plates, have the kids make these fun animal masks and your house will be transformed into a jungle.

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.