5th - 8th Grade Holidays Educational Resources : Page 7

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!

What better way to care for the earth than to create a Call to Action plan for the entire family?

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

This St. Patrick's Day, bond with your child over delicious potato pancakes that work for any meal.

What better way to encourage family bonding and communication than to make a family directory to help everyone keep in touch?

Create your very own creepy, haunted castle sitting in a turbulent field of flowing grass, eerily surrounded by dark, ominous clouds.

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech with this meaningful and educational art project.

Teach your child how easy it is to make homemade pasta, infused with delicious and nutritious autumn pumpkins.

This simple illuminaria can be made for any season or holiday. It's so fun that parents and kids alike will enjoy making a new one for each special holiday!

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.

Explore the math concept of probability with your fifth grader on "lucky" St. Patrick's day this year!

Perform a special St. Patrick's Day magic trick with this fun craft project! 

Young artists will combine two animals into one in this imaginative art-project-slash-game!

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.

It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.

Did you know cooking supports your child in learning complex math skills? Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills by whipping up some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish!

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

This easy strawberry banana smoothie is a healthy treat for kids. Make an easy strawberry banana smoothie for your child for a heart-healthy Valentine's Day.

Make a creative Father's Day art card to celebrate your family's beloved guy!

Make hand-painted stemware to give away as a gift in this unique arts and crafts activity.

Help your fourth grade scientist practice measurement, and make a scrumptious, healthy summer cheesecake in the process!

Try a fun painting activity this Valentine's Day with your child. He can design abstract art and learn about color theory in an easy way!

Here are three healthy burger recipes your second grader can help you whip up for a summer barbecue!