Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Holidays Social Studies Activities

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Lots of kids wonder what it would be like to be a police officer. Celebrate the people who help keep our communities safe with this fun craft.

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Kick off the spookiest time of the year with an art project inspired by the ancient Egyptian process of mummification.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.