Activities : Page 178

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Combine fun sensory play with early number awareness in a squishy sun catcher project. It's a fun way for your kid to learn about numbers.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

This zombie shirt is a fun and incredibly simple Halloween costume. Have your kid don the shirt lurch around the neighborhood searching for brains...or candy!

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Try this art activitythat has your preschooler making chaotic paint designs with just a paintbrush pendulum!

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

In this science fair project, students investigate the applicability of Benford's Law to many sets of everyday data.

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Cut up some shapes and make this cute letter A alligator with your child, and they'll always remember the first letter of the alphabet!

Help you child burn his very own CD with all of his favorite color songs to create a compilation album that is truly one of a kind.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

Riddles about two trains passing in the night are often featured on SAT tests. Help break these problems down into five easy steps.

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

Made to humorously resemble reindeer droppings, these simple to make and yummy to eat holiday desserts are destined to become a family favorite.

This experiment will explore whether fractals really repeat themselves infinitely.

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

Determine the efficiency of multi-tasking by comparing how long it takes students to complete different tasks. Collate data, complete Summary Chart.

Get a cool and easy science fair project idea which helps high school students in understanding concepts behind the working of a microphone.

This project researches whether the type of land use affects the water quality of Queenstown Creek.

Kids have permission to get messy (just a little bit!) as they create a decorative candy cane mosaic from red and white handprints.

Surprise your favorite bookworm this Halloween with a witchy bookmark!

Whatever is stacked in your cupboard can be used to help your child learn how to compare fractions and decimals. A great hands-on math lesson!

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

This social science experiment assesses whether the timing of peak mental performance shifts from afternoon to morning as we age.

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

Plastic pipes and pipe connectors make a quick and fun activity for preschoolers. Try some of our pipe challenges!

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.