1st - 5th Grade Activities : Page 112

Let your imaginative kid pretend she's a mermaid as she dives into her food with some charming kelp utensils!

Keep your clever kid occupied with this tricky grille cipher.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Understanding how good friends can have a positive effect on our lives is important in all stages of life! In this activity, children will write create a "Want Ad for a Friend" and will list all of the characteristics that are most important in a friend.

Craft a durable, three-dimensional Santa boot that looks great as a stocking, gift box, holiday decoration, or table centerpiece.

One of the most important parts of any Christmas tree is what's on top. This year, have your child make an angel that'll put the finishing touch on your tree!

Coffee filter snowflakes are an easy winter craft and a good way to involve children of all ages in holiday decorating.

This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.

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.

Petanque, a traditional French lawn game, is a wonderful activity to entertain groups of kids and help them learn a little bit about other cultures.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Salmon is a great source of protein and essential omega 3's, which makes this dish just what the doctor ordered for your growing child.

A Christmas tree advent calendar will help your child count down the days until the holiday. This craft is a great way to keep your child busy this winter.

Have your child create a project that combines the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms with the eco-friendly fun of a recycled craft.

Use this great no-bake recipe to save energy and keep cool.

Vincent van Gogh painted golden hued pictures of the harvest using bold lines and vibrant color. Your child can explore this style of art using oil pastels.

Your fourth-grader can hone her baking skills with this classic American recipe the whole family will enjoy!

Children build a "Loving Kindness Garden" to represent what they have learned about love, mindfulness, and caring for others in community.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

This Sephardic meat pie features ground beef, mashed potato, onions, and spices simmered in a hearty gravy and then baked in matzoh crust.

Celebrate the sweeter side of the holidays with this charming mouse ornament!

Decorated with glittery spiderwebs that sparkle like dew in the sun, these handmade note cards make great thank you cards or simply "thinking of you" cards.

In this activity, your child will experience multitasking, then mindfulness and compare the two in terms of productivity and calmness.

In this social emotional learning activity, kids will reflect on the past goals they've accomplished, then brainstorm new ideas, inventions, or goals they would like to accomplish and make a prototype to help visualize their achievement.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

This Halloween, have your child create a ghoulish bat treat keeper. While crafting he'll learn the basic components of sculpture.

Introduce your fifth grader to the irresistible fun of string art with this letter project!

Create tasty and healthy bruschetta the whole family will love and get your child in the kitchen involved in making the food they eat!