1st - 4th Grade Activities : Page 31

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Recycle a baby jar to make this beautiful votive with your second grader! This arts and crafts project is a fun, colorful activity and makes a great gift.

Keep your holiday memories safe in this crafty photo box, handmade by your child, that's decorated with the signs of the season,

Who said snow globes have to be round and made of glass? Here’s our take on this holiday favorite, using paper and plastic.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

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

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

These spring spring rolls are a tasty treat for lunch, dinner, or just a snack.

Teach a lesson in the math and art with the concept of symmetry, while making a delightful cut-paper shadow pumpkin for Halloween!

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

This activity teaches your third grader how to make a paper cut-out still life, in true Matisse-style.

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.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Set your child's creative spirit free with heart art! He'll experiment placing hearts in patterns, designs, and configurations to make this 'heartfelt' art.

Encourage your third-grader to create a reverse glass painting. This will help him learn art concepts and improve his critical thinking skills.

Help your child create an adorable -- or gruesome -- miniature pumpkin candle holder that will shed some tiny pools of light on your dining table or counter.

Make a clay sculpture of a fall tree to celebrate the changing seasons and bring out the artist in your third grader.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Bring the rich history of Thanksgiving to life with a quirky and sweet paper plate craft.

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Don't despair if numerators and denominators seem like a bore to your child. This colorful collage is sure to show him the brighter side of fractions.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

Test out the pH levels of soil in your backyard versus soil in more wild environments to solve this science case.

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

Covered in patterns and reflective texture, this paper purse is sure to stand out!