2nd - 8th Grade Holidays Activities

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

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

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

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

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your third grader's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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.

Get excited for St. Patrick's Day by making a Celtic knot.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

This hands-on activity will introduce your third grader to the concepts of positive and negative space as she makes a shamrock!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Instead of pulling out the usual Easter decorations, have your child transform cupcake liners into mini Easter baskets.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Weave colorful Easter basket pictures out of construction paper and ribbon that open to reveal an assortment of fun Easter shapes!

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!