Who needs a plastic potato head when you can use the real thing?

Practice math and measurement with your third grader this Fourth of July by making these festive cupcakes!

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Want to give craft time a little pop and sizzle? Try this colorful painting craft that uses one of our favorite toys--a Koosh ball!

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

Discover the interactions of synthetic dyes and natural dyes on natural and artificially-made fabrics.

Remind your child of all the things that go bump, bump in the night with a fun post-Halloween activity.

Here's a hands-on way to help your child understand how common fractions can be equivalent.

Help your child practice multiplication tables with this mental and physical multitasking game that uses a hula hoop to get into the swing of things.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

Your preschooler or kindergartener will learn about Thanksgiving and the symbolic Fall cornucopia with this festive homemade decoration activity!

Classic meatloaf gets a healthy update with quinoa in place of breadcrumbs.

You've got to try it to believe it! Making these sweet treats allows your second grader to practice with measurement and boost his motor skills.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

In this activity, your child will use household objects to sculpt his very own football.

Patterns come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. As your child alters one element and then another they'll create a unique piece of artwork.

These colorful apple snacks make colorful mouths, and the almonds add a boost of protein and healthy fats for growing bodies.

Is your fifth grader trying overnight camp this summer? If so, prepare your child for writing a letter home with this activity!

This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

This experiment investigates whether the Ranschburg Effect is observed more frequently in older or younger adults.

When you're studying the Mayflower, numbers can be an important part of the history...and a great chance to practice elementary math!

Help your child see numbers three ways with this simple grab-and-go game, great for quick practice in the car.

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

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Preserve some precious memories this Mother's Day! Make a shoe planter out of that old pair of your child's favorite shoes.

In this science fair project, students use hot and cold water to simulate what happens when a warm front meets a cold one.

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!

Greeting cards are nice, but after they've been opened most cards soon end up in the trash. This year, make Dad a Father's Day card he'll treasure forever.

Create some flying bats with your little one this Halloween season. This activity is a great way for your little one to learn about symmetry.