Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

Make a clay sculpture of a fall tree to celebrate the changing seasons and bring out the artist in your third grader.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Help your fifth grader or middle school teenager transform spice tins into fridge magnets and pencil holders in this arts and crafts activity.

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

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

Your child can twist and turn their way to creating a freestanding wire form! When they're done they can position and display their small statue wherever they want.

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

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

Help your first grader make a coin bank that builds connections to early reading and math. And build good saving habits, too!

Is it a bird? Is it Superman? No, it's your third grader's homemade miniature plane zooming across the room on a zip line.

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

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

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.

Invite your first grader to play with his food! He will improve his fine motor skills as he creates zany edible art!

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

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

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

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

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.

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.

Invite your fourth grader to celebrate one of four holidays by creating a kid-friendly homemade Menorah, Advent Wreath, Kinara, or Diya!

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

Teach your fourth grader how to craft her own decorative felt eggs, a perfect way to symbolize spring and new beginnings!

How goofy can your first grader get? Show her how to use balloons and yarn to craft a collection of silly faces!

Here's a homemade bulletin board project to help your fourth grader's school year start off right.