Activities : Page 128

Crowned with orange cream cheese frosting and studded with chocolate chips, these pumpkin muffins make a delicious fall treat.

Hair ties don't have to be plain old elastic circles. Your child can decorate her hair with beaded hair bands that add flair to her hair!

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Construct a card castle fit for a king! Treat your royal "face" cards (the kings, queens, and jacks) to the cool castle they deserve.

A fun activity for a hot day, this will give young kids a chance to experiment with beginning science and math â and splash around in the process!

What direction should solar panels face? It's not the direction you might think! This free and enlightening science fair project helps kids discover the answer.

Help your child get organized for the school year ahead and establish some important skills that will help him for years to come!

Guide your middle schooler through making his own papier-maché witch or wizard puppet. Move over Harry Potter!

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

Want to turn snack time into fun-time? Help him turn ordinary rice cakes into creatures that are silly, creepy, or just plain cute!

This stamp-making fabric craft will get you in the mood for a picnic and get your child excited about fruit.

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Science fair project that determines whether landscaping fabric impacts the ability of plants to receive water.

Science fair project that compares the properties of different fabrics to determine whether natural or synthetic fabrics are better at wicking away moisture.

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

This experiment investigates if small changes in your diet can alter your basal body temperature.

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Solve the mystery of the unpoppable balloon in this 7th grade science experiment that demonstrates the process of heat transfer.

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

Find sums of 10 in this fun first-grade math card game that helps kids build addition skills. Help your child use critical thinking skills to find the sums.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

This activity will help your child develop her fine motor skills and build spatial awareness,and it's a great way to jazz up snack time!

Test the combustion of different types of woods.

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

Research what is known about Alzheimer's disease and its treatment, and then prepare a script for television to educate the public.

Does your second grader want to learn a magic trick? Here is a simple trick using only 3 dice and a little bit of addition and subtraction.