1st - 4th Grade Activities : Page 24

Using low-tech supplies and a little extra ingenuity you can help your fourth grader create this unique, heartfelt Valentine card.

Get kids to celebrate Earth Day by designing their very own junk truck.

Help you child learn the colors of the rainbow and paint them in order by making a beautiful rainbow pot.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

Your child will be delighted to create a sweet painting in the style of pop artist Wayne Thiebaud!

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Yarn ornaments are a beautiful and crafty way to celebrate the holidays. Make a set of yarn ornaments with your child, then hang them on your Christmas tree.

Your child can celebrate St. Patrick's Day by creating this textured clover made from tissue paper.

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

Using aluminum is a great way to recycle and make some shiny ornaments borrowing from this traditional Mexican art form. Here's an easy kids' activity!

This year on Mother's Day, here's a gift that builds vocabulary while bringing a smile to Mom's face!

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

Crayons aren't just good for creating colorful masterpieces -- they're also great for science!

Make a backbone model to explore human anatomy and life science.

By selecting a pattern and carefully repeating it on the entire surface of a pumpkin, your child will transform a simple garden vegetable into a work of art.

Have a young architect or designer on your hands? Here's an easy activity for him to learn the basics of landscape and architecture while having fun!

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!