2nd - 4th Grade Activities : Page 43

Here's an arts and crafts activity to help your child put together his own "Back to School" scrapbook.

Your child will hop with delight as he make this delicious, edible bunny out of marshmallows.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

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

Create a face of a person or animal on a small terra cotta flower pot and grow herbs or a flowered plant for their hair! As the herbs grow, the hair grows.

Using wholesome, natural ingredients like oatmeal, honey and raisins your child can make homemade granola bars!

Inspired by the children's book, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, this card brings the spunky spider Charlotte to life!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Encourage the brain-body connection in your child with movement games. This activity will decide who’s got the better moves, throughout the ages of music!

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

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.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

In this activity, your child will watch a video about empathy and practice speaking to someone with empathy. They will also discuss how empathy supports living in a community with others.

Celebrate our founding fathers and the parchment they wrote on with this DIY scroll project.

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Light up the sky with this lotus lantern, a perfect way to explore Buddha Day.

Hair ties don't have to be plain old elastic circles. Your child can decorate her hair with beaded hair bands that add flair to her hair!

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Help your second grader embrace his "green" side by recycling empty citrus peels into fruity ice cream bowls!

Your mother is a treasure, so celebrate her with a fun Motherâs Day Treasure Hunt.

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

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.

This paper alternative to tie-dye is faster, easier, and (slightly) less messy, only requiring paper, white crayons, and a little imagination.

Your fourth grader can have fun and get creative this winter by creating a colorful winter weather collage.