3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 43

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

Check out this sweet recipe idea perfect for celebrating Dia de los Muertos.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

Make your own picture frame! Show your fourth grader how to construct the an adorable, decorative picture frame for her favorite photo.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?

In this activity, your child will explore the difference between boredom and curiosity in building greater attentiveness and happiness in the present moment.

Celebrate winter with some unique snowman decor. In this activity your kid will create a self-standing sculpture that'll look great on a table or in a window.

Help your kid organize her collection of earrings and other accessories with a fun embroidery craft!

Make over an old shirt that's destined for the thrift shop with this heart cut-out craft for Valentine's Day.

When you're studying the Mayflower, numbers can be an important part of the history...and a great chance to practice elementary math!

Channel the artistic spirit of Romare Bearden by making a mixed media collage to express different moods.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

mix and match your own creative outfits while also predicting clothing combinations -- style and statistics practice all in one!

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen his ability to work with and interpret data in various forms.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

Turn your leftover cranberry dressing into a sweet, rich bread with this holiday recipe.

Your child can transform plain yogurt into a healthy and tasty treat the whole family will love! She'll learn more about baking as well as how yogurt is made.

Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

Create a face of a person or animal on a small terra cotta flower pot and grow herbs or a flowered plant for their hair! As the herbs grow, the hair grows.

Check out this fun and easy-to-play guessing game that will build your child's geometry vocabulary.

Save money by having your tween rock these homemade jeggings, a good craft for a lazy afternoon.

Give your child a chance to feel like important airport personnel and learn a whole host of skills while he's at it!

Classic meatloaf gets a healthy update with quinoa in place of breadcrumbs.

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.