Forget markers or crayons. For a really unusual art project, close the art supply cabinet, and crack open the pantry! Use rice to make pictures.

Here's a Halloween, math activity: have your preschooler or pre-kindergartener carve shapes into a Jack-O-Lantern face and boost her shape recognition skills.

This is an easy counting game for preschoolers and toddlers. Great for car trips!

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

Forget the package! Make your own delicious jello treat at home with your child. This healthy snack is just as tasty to eat as it is fun to play with!

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Let your child be the king or queen of Mardi Gras by making his own shiny and spectacular Mardi Gras crown.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Reflect on how fast your child has grown this past year with this ruler frame craft, perfect for gift-giving!

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

In this activity, your child will use household objects to sculpt his very own football.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

This activity is a great way to practice sorting, counting, matching, and other early math skills--- on the fly.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

These gorgeous emerald green cupcakes can be topped with a taffy rainbow and marshmallow fluff clouds for extra luck.

Cool down this summer and stay active, too, with a wet clothes relay! 

Wondering what to do with all that extra mint leftover from last night's meal? Don't throw it out--make tea instead. It's easy to dry fresh herbs for tea.

Help your child chart how much he has grown over his school break by creating his own tree-shaped Summer Growth Chart.

This do-it-anywhere guessing game helps reinforce number concepts. And it's a blast to play.

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.

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

At your next Valentine's Day celebration, your fifth grader can show family and friends she loves them with some fresh, fruity drinks--made from scratch!

Frisbee golf is a game that incorporates the rules of golf with the fun of frisbee. Here's how to get started with your child:

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

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