Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Encourage your child to learn about air pressure by helping him devise his own squirt gun with a water bottle.

Looking for a fun summer activity to capture all your vacation memories? Create a summer scrapbook with your child!

A recycled egg carton and a big imagination is all it takes for these flowers to bloom!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Music is all around us. Bring some melody into your home with a hand-crafted door harp.

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

This school bus is easy to make, and all you need are some common household items.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Bring back the groovy memories by making shrinky dinks using household materials, while learning about the science of plastics. Here's how to get started:

Construction paper, scissors, markers and glue are all your child needs to make these gruesomely whimsical monster bookmarks.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Fireworks are such an exciting part of part of summer festivities, but it's sad when the show is over. Keep them alive all year long with watercolor fireworks.

Make this star-spangled greeting for the door to make all your guests feel welcome for the next patriotic holiday.

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

mix and match your own creative outfits while also predicting clothing combinations -- style and statistics practice all in one!

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

This science fair project idea discovers whether plants grow best in chemical fertilizer, organic fertilizer, or with no fertilizer at all.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Kids will learn about insulation, heat conduction, and the economic benefits of energy efficient windows in this cool science fair project.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Thermometers are how we measure temperature, and we've all heard the terms "centigrade" and "Fahrenheit" tossed around, but what do they really mean?

Have a kid who loves to bead, but can't seem to keep them all in one place? Use those loose beads to craft a decorative wind chime.

Preschoolers get a hands-on lesson about the color wheel in this St. Patrick's Day exploratory painting activity.

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

These little monsters made from balloons and flour are silly and fun and best of all, easy for preschoolers to make.