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

Let your kid try his hand at engineering as he builds and tests two different structures made out of rolled newspaper. Which one is the strongest?

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Cookie cutters aren't just for gingerbread men anymore. Here are 8 fun and creative projects to do with cookie-cutters!

Avoid holiday card clutter by arranging cards into an artfully simple display: pin them to a length of yarn with classic wooden clothespins.

How do you turn an everyday object into a scary skeleton? This project is the perfect way to practice counting while using cotton swabs to create a skeleton.

Encourage a bit of mystery and intrigue by teaching your clever kid how to create and use secret codes.

Learn how to make a menorah with this simple Hanukkah craft. See how to make a menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Your second grader can piece together an adorable--and edible!--wreath for Mom in minutes.

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

This fragrant drawer sachet keeps clothes smelling sweet, and makes for the perfect gift.

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.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Get ready for Thanksgiving by enlisting your child in the preparations! In this activity, you'll work together to create some adorable turkey napkin rings.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

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.

This homemade snow globe is fun for kids who are excited about the arrival of winter. Kids can complete this snow globe craft quickly and easily.

Shamrock Stamps are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is the perfect shape for prints.

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

Go green and make a stylish tote bag out of a T-shirt.

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

Hanukkah stamps help you decorate anything from cards to gifts to wrapping paper. Make your own Hanukkah stamps out of potatoes.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.