Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your first grader by playing a pink crepe paper racing game inspired by Dr. Seuss's book "The Cat in the Hat Come Back."

Examine how the tire treads of a bicycle affect its rolling frictional force. Change tires, test speed performance on different terrains.

Consult mechanics, automotive specialists for advice. Build a real engine or a scale model. Test and demonstrate its mechanical properties.

Learn how to convert gravitational potential energy into mechanical energy in this fun science fair project idea.

Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.

A twist on the gingerbread house, this train is made with graham crackers, icing, and candy decorations. A great 2nd-3rd grade holiday arts and crafts activity.

Looking for a healthy alternative for your preschoolerâs next birthday bonanza? Try out this surprisingly nutritious and wonderfully delicious dessert pizza!

Call in your crafty kids to help make this homemade air freshener, perfect for stowing in the backseat to keep your ride smelling fresh and clean.

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

Probability problems are often among the hardest math concepts to wrap your head around. Here's a classic example: the Monty Hall problem!

Help motivate your child to become a more avid and consistent reader by creating a train-themed reading chart that can serve as a visual reminder of their progress.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Your kid and his friends will have a blast taking turns playing the role of a traffic cop in this Labor Day version of the classic game Red Light, Green Light.

Challenge your third grader and a few friends to teamwork and laughs with these boisterous indoor Christmas games.

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

In this cool psychology experiment, study how companies air commercials to strategically advertise to viewers who will buy their products.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

Kids love physical comedy, and this activity has the potential of offering up a healthy dose (while also working on balance and dexterity.)

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

The next time your kids are pent up inside because of bad weather, try hosting a Balloon Olympics!

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

In this science fair project, we will test how different kinds and shades of hair respond to bleach.

This do-it-anywhere guessing game helps reinforce number concepts. And it's a blast to play.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!