This science fair project idea quantifies the effect of weather- in this case temperature and humidity- on musical instruments.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

Find out whether pacing in long-distance running actually acquires for drastic changes in finishing times versus running super-fast at the start.

Here's a guide to starting a community clean-up project from scratch.

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

Determine whether magic salt is more effective at melting snow than regular salt. Pour one ounce of salt over the ice cubes, compare the melt downs.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

This science fair project idea explores if male or female humans are more likely to exhibit some form of color blindness.

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

Your child can build the home of her dreams by creating a truly imaginative model. She'll get to draft her own blueprints to design her masterpiece!

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

Help your kindergartener's handwriting, hand strength and coordination by making a "stress ball" from this homemade, nontoxic "silly squeezy putty."

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

Can the force of air be used to propel a vehicle? This science experiment provides step-by-step instructions to help you answer this question.

Here's a list of suggestions for parents on how to whet your child's political appetite.

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

Science fair project that determines how we can change potential energy into kinetic energy.

Cookie cutters aren't just for gingerbread men anymore. Here are 8 fun and creative projects to do with cookie-cutters!

As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.

This project explores whether the tempo of the background music we hear in a businesses is important to the environment and how customers move.

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

By tracking nutritional information from candy wrappers, your teen can use statistics to find which treats offer the fewest tricks on Halloween!

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Make some fairy tale felt board stories with your child the next time you're looking for a fun activity for a lazy afternoon.