1st - 5th Grade Activities : Page 37

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

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.

Kids make a paperclip perform an act of magnetic levitation and test how effective various materials are at magnetic shielding in this science fair project.

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.

Part food craft, part witchcraft, this is a yummy delight your middle schooler will want to make à and eat!

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!

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

This brain teaser challenges your fifth grader to unscramble some specialized Winter Olympics language.

Perform a special St. Patrick's Day magic trick with this fun craft project! 

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

These DIY coasters are an easy-peasy, activity for small hands to manage, and a good way to get ready for summer, when cold drinks abound.

This fun project will showcase spring's freshest flowers and help your child contribute to the Passover Seder.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child the helpful strategy of adding quickly to 10 in this fun and easy-to-make card game!

What's the difference between a microwave and an oven? Use mashed potatoes to explore which kitchen appliance does a better job at keeping food warm.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started: