2nd Grade Activities : Page 12

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

Brrrrr! It's chilly outside. Now's the perfect time to create a snow globe. But, don't worry, you don't need glass for this dome.

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.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

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

Hanukkah stamps help you decorate anything from cards to gifts to wrapping paper. Make your own Hanukkah stamps out of potatoes.

Your kid will have the coolest lunch around when he creates this owl's head lunch bag topper. Celebrate the arrival of fall with this rustic-inspired craft.

A heart hug can brighten up any dreary Valentine's Day. Give a friend a heart hug with this fun holiday craft.

Let the world be your canvas by transforming an ordinary household window into a snowy holiday scene.

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

These paper Scandinavian tiles are simple to create, and they make for a beautiful and unique keepsake.

Make quick sweet and salty walnuts, a delicious addition to fall salads and fruit and nut plates, or a simple afternoon snack.

Try this fun addition game with your second grader! Arrange playing cards to find the largest possible sums.

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Next time your second grader needs to send a card, consider this goofy writing and craft project.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

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.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

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

Your second grader can piece together an adorable--and edible!--wreath for Mom in minutes.

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Learn how to make a mustache with these simple instructions. See how to make a mustache on a stick for Halloween, costume parties, or dress up.

Make counting coins make "cents" to your second grader while giving her the chance to practice her math skills by playing this fun game with her.