What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

This improv exercise helps actors learn how to recover if another actor forgets their lines or goes off script, but it can also be a rainy day activity!

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Oragami Christmas ornaments make a beautiful addition to your family's tree. Make origami Christmas ornaments out of old wrapping paper this holiday season.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Determine the differences between various bicep exercises, both in terms of how much muscle exertion they create and how they affect your heart rate.

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Find out whether pacing in long-distance running actually acquires for drastic changes in finishing times versus running super-fast at the start.

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Lots of everyday objects can be fun, whether it's buttons, beans, or Lego blocks. Here's an activity that uses coins to build problem-solving strategies.

This paper mache snowman is a unique winter craft for kids. Use this paper mache snowman to show your child the wonders of this three-dimensional art form.

A lemonade stand is a great opportunity for your kids to work on their money skills and donate some hard earned money to charity.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Celebrate the changing seasons with this fun, hands-on art activity that will teach your child about the different colors of the seasons.

This science fair project idea explores if objects dropped from a high distance will equal a greater impact force than the object dropped from a low distance.

This science fair project on testing water hardness is a great introduction to practical chemistry. Test and learn the difference between hard and soft water.

Make a string art tree to celebrate the holiday season with your kid. This string art tree craft allows you make a unique decoration using simple ingredients.

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.