Activities : Page 117

Celebrate the 100th day of school by making a unique work of art using 100 colorful pom poms in this fun kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

In this arts and crafts activity, work with your preschooler to transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater and put on your own puppet drama.

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.

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

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with these fun dribbling drills! Before you know it he'll be a ball-handling master.

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

Kids learn how to play Jan-Ken-Pon, Japanese rock-paper-scissors, in this fun preschool activity.

This project explores whether similar type movie scenes are accompanied by music with similar characteristics.

This experiment investigates whether paper color influences people's ability to remember the information that they read.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.

Everyone needs to stay warm during the cold winter months, including your cup of cocoa! This mug cozy will do the trick.

This science fair project idea discovers the average time it takes for a person to remember something completely.

Science fair project that examines the relationship between fluid flow rate, pressure, and resistance.

Thanksgiving is a time to be with loved ones. It's also a time to chow down! Need help in the kitchen? There's no better helper than an avid fourth grader.

Make homemade glitter to add glamor and glitz to art projects galore.

Get your teen to celebrate her favorite school subject with a twist-on-a-classic yearbook, complete with notes, projects, essays, homework, and photos!

In the mood for a silly treat full of sweet goodness and winter-themed fun?

Help your child create a mosaic mirror frame that's a bit modern and a bit vintage at the same time. All she needs are a dollar store frame and an old CD!

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

Your fourth grader will improve her hand-eye coordination making catnip mice, and you'll finally have a use for all those mate-less socks in the laundry room!

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

This science fair project idea examines which is the best way to get rid of water stains (stains caused by just water) on fabric.

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).