Next time your second grader needs to send a card, consider this goofy writing and craft project.

Delight your second grader (and his best friend!) by showing him how to make a friendship collage jar project for someone special this holiday season.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Your third grader will delight in making this creepy night-flying creature using a simple pom pom!

Your fourth grader will improve her hand-eye coordination making catnip mice, and you'll finally have a use for all those mate-less socks in the laundry room!

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Your third grader will love both recreating and dressing up as his favorite reptile with this frightening crocodile jaw costume!

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Your fifth grader will have a blast sewing this plush neck pillow--and he'll sure be glad to have it on long car or airplane trips!

Show your fourth grader how to use sequins to create a gorgeous, gold-plated Easter egg.

On the next rainy day spent inside, delight your third grader by showing him how to make his own weatherproof octopus to display for those passing by.

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

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

Help your first grader make these patriotic hanging streamer decorations this 4th of July!

Create a crafty porcupine with your first grader, and use the opportunity to teach your little one about it's ingenious (yet painful!) defense mechanism.

Can your third grader catch a leprechaun using a homemade trap? Help her entice these folkloric Irish fairies with gold coins that they simply can't resist.

Your fourth grader will love turning your house into a home this holiday season with fun crafts such as hand-casted paper holiday ornaments!

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

Your fourth grader will hone his fine motor skills and learn to follow directions as he creates this recycled angel tree topper out of an ordinary soda bottle!

Start a unique tradition with your fourth grader; bake and paint one-of-a-kind Olympic pins--out of salt dough!

Want to reuse materials that would otherwise get tossed in the trash? Show your third grader how to get crafty with old newspaper and fabric.

What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

Explore measurement with your second grader and make this terrific holiday craft.

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.