2nd - 4th Grade Activities : Page 62

Bake these rugelach cookies with your child this Hanukkah to celebrate the holiday and help her practice important math skills.

Create cake pops in shaped like eyeballs in this extra sweet, gross-out Halloween baking activity!

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

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Sweet corn muffins are a delicious and unexpected Valentine's Day treat. Make a batch of sweet corn muffins with a hidden surprise this Valentine's Day.

Your child will reflect on the term "beauty" and the things they are grateful for. They will read the book All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and reflect on how focusing on the small and big things of beauty around them can benefit themselves and others.

A valentine wreath brightens up any home on Valentine's Day. Craft a pretty valentine wreath out of colorful chocolate kisses.

Add negative and positive numbers in this fun math card game for fourth graders!

Mocktails are fancy non-alcoholic drinks perfect for celebrations. Make a batch of mocktails for kids and adults alike at your New Year's Eve celebration.

Cookie, snow globe or puzzle? This holiday cookie is all three! Celebrate the holidays with this puzzle cookie, a crafty twist on a delicious dessert.

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

Candy cane cookies are a great alternative to traditional candy canes, and your family will have a blast making them over the holidays!

Create a unique and colorful Mother's Day gift that Mom can use all year. Upcycle a tea tin by wrapping it with Washi tape!

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Introduce your fourth grader to the deliciousness that can come out of the kitchen by helping him make these sugary traditional Mexican cookies, or biscochitos.

Indulge in an American classic with a twist and seize the opportunity to cook with your child, helping her build those math and social studies skills.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by making personalized art out of some Celtic letters.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Is your kid all bent out of shape? Try out some trendy dog yoga, or "doga," with your pet dog!

Music is all around us. Bring some melody into your home with a hand-crafted door harp.

Have a young architect or designer on your hands? Here's an easy activity for him to learn the basics of landscape and architecture while having fun!

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

Give your style star a creative fashion boost with artsy chopsticks she can decorate and wear!

Sharing can be a challenge, and division doubly so! Practice halving numbers in this competitive card game.

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

Using aluminum is a great way to recycle and make some shiny ornaments borrowing from this traditional Mexican art form. Here's an easy kids' activity!

This felt pie craft not only teaches sewing skills, but is a sneaky introduction to elementary math standards like geometry, measurement and estimation.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.