2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 22

Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

Here's an entertaining ball game filled with spins, jumps, and claps to keep your child having fun while you get a moment to yourself.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

This bon bon recipe will help you ring in the new year. Make this delicious bon bon recipe, coated with graham crackers, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder.

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

This nature craft is a great way for your child to learn about the fall season and make a festive decoration to display in your home.

Now you can have baby chicks around any time of year, with this simple egg carton craft idea.

Spiders may be creepy, crawly and sometimes frightening, but not this little fella. He's fun to make and sure will cause a lot of giggling!

In celebration of National Peace Day on September 21st, your child can create a colorful peace collage, using magazine clippings and colorful pieces of paper.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

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!

Encourage your child to eat nutritiously by having them build this delicious summer fruit cone!

Help your child make her very own clock with a recycled, thrift store find to give as a gift or keep for yourself!

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

Light up your home with this lightning bug craft that will keep glowing even after summer's gone!

Make this spring break a memorable one by creating a "growth" flower with your child, also great for your second grader's writing practice!

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

Homemade Pumpkin hot chocolate is perfect for Halloween scary movie marathon or a pre-Thanksgiving game night. Try this Homemade Pumpkin hot chocolate recipe.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

In this activity, your child will design their own Best Self Journal to reflect on ways they have been their best each day.

Homemade breakfast bars with chocolate and cherries make a tasty to-go breakfast for Valentine's Day. Whip up a batch of homemade breakfast bars with your kid.

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.