Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.

Encourage your reluctant writer to build creativity with a found poem, which is written by rearranging bits and pieces of other peopleâs writing.

Draw some inspiration from pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and create a bright, bold comic-style image.

This science fair project idea explores whether boiling and freezing water will have an effect on how much it weighs.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

This science fair project idea examines the differences between bottle water, filtered water, and tap water.

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

Help your child honor her grandpa this Father's Day by creating an original photo essay just for him.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Looking for a way to engage your child with an interest in family history, or boost his writing? This is a great writing and storytelling activity.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

This project examines what types of objects burn and which burn faster and cleaner.

Free science fair project idea that examines air pollution in local environments. Particles are trapped by petroleum jelly on microscope slides.

Demonstrate how tracks are formed by pressing your hand into a cornmeal mixture, then reverse the process and make prints of the track.

Teach your kids about the ancient art of the Echo Verse. They'll give writing skills and creativity a boost as they write an Echo Verse of their own!

This experiment will explore how mallets of various materials and weight create sonic tones of varying lengths.

Examine the presence of seeds in open fields. Collect seeds on socks by walking through open fields of grass or other growth. Germinate seeds on socks

Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!

Set your child's creative spirit free with heart art! He'll experiment placing hearts in patterns, designs, and configurations to make this 'heartfelt' art.

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

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.

Encourage your child to explore color and its mood-altering effects by creating his own self portrait using only warm or cool colors.