Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

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

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Kids will learn about the five senses with this quick and easy art project to get them ready for school.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: try finger painting with corn syrup and food coloring to make bright, colorful works of art.

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

Invite your fifth grader to design a fleet of miniature paddle boats to race in the family bathtub.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

Have your child create a project that combines the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms with the eco-friendly fun of a recycled craft.

In this activity, your child will learn and practice mindfulness by using their senses to focus on one thing at a time.

Your child will have a blast developing their fine motor skills and working on shape recognition with this bright and cheery crab decoration.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Learn how to make a periscope with this cool engineering science fair project idea, and learn about optics to learn how a periscope works.

How fast does light travel in different mediums? Kids conduct a cool refraction experiment in materials like water and air for this science fair project.

Take some inspiration from the past and create some wood block prints with your fourth grader.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

This science fair project idea tests whether tall people have the ability to swim faster than people of average and shorter heights.