2nd - 7th Grade Holidays Activities : Page 3

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

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.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

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

Show your third grader how to string together a pretty, decorative harp.

Be active while learning about American history with this twist on the classic running game "Capture the Flag."

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

Your child will have fun creating an Earth Day Plate that he can eat off as often as he likes!

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Celebrate Easter with this hands-on activity making your own eggs.

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!

Making these fabulous cupcake liner flowers is a great way to introduce your child to relief artwork and patterns.

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.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

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.

Keep your boiled breakfast egg cozy and warm on Easter morning with a bright chick egg topper. This craft can also double as a puppet!

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

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Help your child create an Easter bunny with this craft that is hopping good fun.

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

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

Use up your leftover hardboiled Easter eggs with our healthy, gourmet variations on an old classic: deviled eggs

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

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

These DIY star garlands will add the perfect patriotic touch to your home this 4th of July!