2nd and 3rd Grade Holidays Activities : Page 2

Celebrate Earth Day, or any day, by recycling an old CD and make a colorful, decorative fish!

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

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

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Celebrate Mother's Day with this easy, attractive pop-up flower card.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Need another reason to celebrate Thanksgiving? Now kids can create a sunny, textured sunflower card to remember the day!

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

In this inspiring activity, children create and perform their very own Reader’s Theater about helping the planet!

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

Here's a Father's Day gift that won't break the bank. With a touch of fabric paint, transform plain cotton t-shirts into original matching Dad and kid tops.

Paper bag reindeer are perfect for handing out holiday goodies in style. Make a paper bag reindeer with your child this Christmas season.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

This witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project.