Activities : Page 68

This year on Mother's Day, here's a gift that builds vocabulary while bringing a smile to Mom's face!

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Your first grader can create this cute heart puzzle with craft sticks and watercolor paints to challenge her friends!

Strengthen your child's number recognition skills with this fun game using an old, empty egg carton!

This activity encourages children to sculpt in free form. The only rule is that they have to build upwards.

Help your third grader make the Scoop 'N Catch--a great choice for a fun and inexpensive afternoon.

Create a crafty porcupine with your first grader, and use the opportunity to teach your little one about it's ingenious (yet painful!) defense mechanism.

Make a treasure hunt for the kids complete with clues and theyâll be thrilled to find the gelt at the end of their search.

Bring the rich history of Thanksgiving to life with a quirky and sweet paper plate craft.

make the most original Easter eggs on the block with this beading craft to ring in the Spring!

Sweet on someone this Valentine’s Day? Making jewelry with gumball beads is a fun Valentine's Day craft and a great gift that shows someone you care!

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

This science fair project idea identifies and understands adaptations in birds.

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

Science fair project which examines the chemical reaction of a candle flame with various gases in order to determine the identity of the gas.

Play this fun matching game with your kindergartener! It's a great way to practice math and number skills with playing cards.

Create a colorful, informative display that illustrates the properties of blood cells. Prepare slides using samples of fresh raw beef or chicken bone marrow.

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

This project involves the programming and development of a 3D Rubik's Cube application using C++.

Give your daughter a neat project to hold the earrings or other small items that are taking over her dresser top.

Homemade breakfast bars with chocolate and cherries make a tasty to-go breakfast for Valentine's Day. Whip up a batch of homemade breakfast bars with your kid.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Famous statues of gargoyles protect churches and houses all over Europe, and now your kid can have one of his own, complete with squishy tongue and bouncy arms!

Does your child know that salt water conducts electricity? This simple experiment will show how salt water acts as a conductor to electrical currents.

Help your child get organized for the school year ahead and establish some important skills that will help him for years to come!

Fruit does double-duty in this art project for preschoolers.

Don't break the bank! Show your middle schooler how to make an elegant homemade tote bag to give as a gift this holiday season!