1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 46

Make exercise fun for your child with this energetic fitness game that's a cross between a cake walk and musical chairs.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Thiscuddly stuffed animal is made from just a few materials, including your recycled stockings.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Delicious nachos are easy and fun to make any day of the week. Here's how to master this easy nacho recipe.

Help your child work on her sewing skills by making one-of-a-kind luggage tags for everyone in the family.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

Make a paper jack-o'-lantern treat bucket this Halloween! While crafting, your kid will learn about the process of creating self-standing sculptural objects.

Make this cool iPod or cell phone case for Dad out of one of his little-used ties.

This St. Patrick's Day show your child to the fun of resist painting. It's as simple as getting out a crayon and some watercolor paints!

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?

Celebrate winter with some unique snowman decor. In this activity your kid will create a self-standing sculpture that'll look great on a table or in a window.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

This stamp-making fabric craft will get you in the mood for a picnic and get your child excited about fruit.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Channel the artistic spirit of Romare Bearden by making a mixed media collage to express different moods.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

mix and match your own creative outfits while also predicting clothing combinations -- style and statistics practice all in one!

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

Create a winter centerpiece that will fill your entire house will holiday cheer. This winter centerpiece is seasonal whether there's snow outside or not.

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

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.