3rd - 5th Grade Holidays Activities

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

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!

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.

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!

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

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.

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!

Are you tired of the same old Easter egg dying routine? Does your kid love to try new art techniques? If so, try making Easter eggs out of embroidery floss!

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

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

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

This witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

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