Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

Bake domino cookies and spark your child's interest in traditional games. This baking activity is great for 5th-6th grade children.

Encourage the brain-body connection in your child with movement games. This activity will decide who’s got the better moves, throughout the ages of music!

Cool down this summer and stay active, too, with a wet clothes relay! 

Are you looking for a fun game that will keep your child on his toes? Try introducing him to Water Tag.

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

Introduce your child to the world of kite flying with Kite Frisbee, a great game that develops her kite flying and Frisbee playing abilities at the same time.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

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.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Here's a game your child is sure to love playing with her friends: French Cricket. Just grab a baseball bat and a tennis ball, and you're set.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

Invite your fifth grader to design a fleet of miniature paddle boats to race in the family bathtub.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? This mean, median, and mode game is the perfect way to reinforce these essential math concepts.

Here's an interactive, fast-paced game that will make your fifth grader feel more comfortable with simple equations.

In this activity, your child gets to peek behind the curtain of puzzle making as they create their very own "Spot the Differences" game!

Want a word game to play? How about just a fun way to spend the afternoon? Get creative thinking going and have fun with vocabulary!

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

The human knot game is a perfect team-building exercise and a fun activity that's sure to bring lots of laughs along the way.

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

This fun science fair project idea helps students learn how acid rains are formed and explore how acid rain damages the environment.

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Frisbee golf is a game that incorporates the rules of golf with the fun of frisbee. Here's how to get started with your child:

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.