3rd and 4th Grade Spring Activities

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

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.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

Embroidery ain't your grandma's art anymore...it can be adapted to a number of cool designs Jazz up a traditional fabric embellishment with sparkly beads!

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Looking for a way to channel your spring fever? Create a beautiful spring centerpiece with your child!

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

Your child can cut and fold her way to lots of lovely spring tulips through the art of origami!

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Celebrate spring by creating a cute crawly critter bag to fill with your favorite candy!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Help your child plant a âtea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Celebrate spring -- and take care of a little spring cleaning -- with this creative craft that turns a single sock into an adorable rabbit.