Activities : Page 58

Learn to make homemade ketchup with your child and experiment with spices and flavors!

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

Your child will have a blast developing their fine motor skills and working on shape recognition with this bright and cheery crab decoration.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

In this arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!

High school kids learn about fruit fly ethology in this cool lab that determines fruit fly movement and behavior under different conditions. Check it out.

Our heart card is a little piece of modern art that makes a great Valentine's Day gift for a creative friend. Make a heart card using paper, paint, and marbles.

Treasure hunts are tons of fun and they're a great way to introduce maps. Set the stage, and your kid's imagination will do the rest.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

Here's an arts and crafts activity to introduce new music to your child and also to get him inspired to create abstract art with rhythmic flair.

This stocking craft will get your child to make a fun and textured collage for Christmas. Make this stocking craft with your child this holiday season.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.

Embrace the spooky and creepy thrills of Halloween night with a nightlight that will do more to frighten than soothe.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Turn yourself into a personalized paper doll, along with a collection of your favorite outfits.

This science fair project determines which of two chemical agents can be used to release the drug (tea) from hydrogel crystals.

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Need an outdoor activity for your next party or family gathering? Try this wacky group relay game that's fun for adults and kids alike.

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

This fun calculator exercise will take the mystery away from the machine, and familiarize your child with the functions of a calculator.

Gather your child's old artwork together into a bookmark, a perfect gift to retain these memories long after kindergarten is over.

In this activity, work with your child to build a chain of strengths, highlighting their individual strengths and unique abilities.

With friendship bracelets, facials, fortunes, and fondue, this slumber party will be a great kick-off to 2010.

Making these one-of-a-kind mug markers will help your child flex his creativity and gain button-sewing practice.

Get inspired by the great outdoors and help your child make a quirky jewelry tree out of chopsticks!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.