Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

In this activity, create a poem that emerges from the collaboration of parent and teen in the activity of observing, discussing, reading, and writing.

Want to make math a little more exciting? This single-player game is designed to help your child practice combining cards to create sums of 14.

Celebrate spring -- and take care of a little spring cleaning -- with this creative craft that turns a single sock into an adorable rabbit.

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

The objectives of this classic game are to toss a marker onto each square, to hop onto the single squares, and to skip the square where the marker landed.

This year, celebrate the season with a pumpkin wreath! Have your kid trace and cut patterns to create multiple pumpkin shapes from a single sheet of paper.

Test of the effect of exercise on rote memory. Prepare a single list of 40 randomly chosen words. Have volunteers recall as many words as possible.

Transform a single sheet of card stock into a double-sided painting of opposites: on one side, a bright daytime landscape, on the other, a dusky evening scene.

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

Here's a list of suggestions for parents on how to whet your child's political appetite.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Help your child make her very own clock with a recycled, thrift store find to give as a gift or keep for yourself!

Here's one way to recycle: turn a tuna can into a mini barbecue and teach your child the power of resourcefulness!

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

When your child makes cute and delicious pudding cup faces, he has also created edible works of art!

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Your child will have a unique vacation memento with this glass bottle art project sure to capture great memories!

To help your child shake the big number blues, here's a handy strategy to make your child a place value pro!

A thankful turkey helps your child think about on the things that he's thankful for. Make this turkey craft with your child for Thanksgiving.

The objective of this science project is to investigate patterns in fingerprints among family members.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

This Christmas card holder craft is a great activity for your child. Make a Christmas card holder with your child this holiday season.