4th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 49

In the mood for a little lighthearted magic? Make your own chi chi sticks, inspired by the divination tools of ancient Chinese fortune tellers.

Ready for a game that's mostly about strategy with a little luck thrown in for good measure? Make math fact practice exciting and start rolling the dice!

Create a scented surprise for mom on Mother's Day! Make a pillowcase potpourri filled with dried lavender.

Does your child love sushi? How about creating something a little different with these avocado sushi bites that have a little cucumber too!

Use a recycling project to hone your childâs sewing skills and clean up her art supplies when she turns the leg of an old pair of jeans into a storage basket.

Keep your clever kid occupied with this tricky grille cipher.

Petanque, a traditional French lawn game, is a wonderful activity to entertain groups of kids and help them learn a little bit about other cultures.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Salmon is a great source of protein and essential omega 3's, which makes this dish just what the doctor ordered for your growing child.

Use this great no-bake recipe to save energy and keep cool.

Vincent van Gogh painted golden hued pictures of the harvest using bold lines and vibrant color. Your child can explore this style of art using oil pastels.

Your fourth-grader can hone her baking skills with this classic American recipe the whole family will enjoy!

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

In this activity, your child will experience multitasking, then mindfulness and compare the two in terms of productivity and calmness.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Introduce your fifth grader to the irresistible fun of string art with this letter project!

Create tasty and healthy bruschetta the whole family will love and get your child in the kitchen involved in making the food they eat!

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Staying close to home doesn't mean you can't get moving! Use this fun challenge activity to encourage your child to move their body in new ways while testing their endurance!

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

Create origami claws that can transform your child into a bird, cat, or other clawed creature.

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

Children will reflect on the importance of performing acts of kindness for the Earth, hear a story about easy ways they can care for the Earth, and set goals to conserve more in their everyday lives.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Surprise your child by taking the apple cider from the fridge and transforming it into a wonderful treat!

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot initiate a domino effect.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

Add negative and positive numbers in this fun math card game for fourth graders!

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.