Activities : Page 113

Looking for a way to stay cool in the pool? Check out Elbow Tag, a simple and easy twist on the classic game tag.

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

Stamp out the sameness of learning the ABC's for your kindergartener. Make 26 letter sponge stamps and create projects with him to practice.

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

Learn Halloween fun facts and put them in this cool art project. Make a Halloween fun facts foldable with your child this October.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Show your first grader how to create her own octopus out of yarn. This simple, yet fun, project yields an adorable play or cuddle partner.

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

Science fair project that examines oxidation, reduction and chemical indicators by testing for the presence of the iodide in salt.

Make the world's simplest tutu. Don't worry if you aren't good with a needle--putting this no-sew tutu together is as easy as tying your shoe!

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

Find out which part of a flame burns wood the fastest and also if this is true for all types of flames such as candle-flame, burners, and lighters.

Encourage imagination and creativity with this magical craft that lets your child make and design his very own dragon egg.

Bring the sea to your home with this marine life–inspired art project that displays beautifully when suspended from the ceiling.

Science fair project idea examines different techniques for memorization. Analyze results of memory tests to determine which method is most effective.

Use recycled wrapping paper and an empty bottle to make this beautiful vase for a great indoor activity when it's cold outside.

Does 100% Fruit Juice have more Vitamin C than juice with artificial ingredients? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Help your kindergartener use a map to find "leprechaun gold"--and build early social studies skills in the process!

Try this fall-inspired art activity with your child to teach some basic art principles about color, pattern and texture.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

This nutcracker soldier won't crack any nuts, but he will hide candies. Make a nutcracker soldier with your child this Christmas and have a cracking good time.

Help your middle-schooler develop important mathematical and visual organization skills with this tessellation activity.

Featuring plenty of good old fashioned squishy, gooey fun without the mess, this compromise of an art project is sure to please little ones and grown-ups alike.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

Science fair project that explores the phenomenon of Non-Newtonian fluids by exerting force on different materials.