Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

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

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Take a bite out of these sticky-sweet banana ghosts to create a Halloween memory your kid's taste buds will never forget.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

A homemade coat of arms is a great way to get your child thinking about your family's values, and it makes a fun addition to the costume box as well!

This exploration of different types of energy will help young minds appreciate and observe thermal, kinetic, mechanical, and other forms of energy.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

In this activity students first send kindness to themselves and then they send it to others.

Great estimators are made, not born. Here's a Fermi Questions activity to make your child an estimation master.

In this activity, children learn about artistic portraiture by creating a life-sized painting of their favorite creature.

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Don't despair about finishing off that powder compact. Help your teen reconstruct it into a stylish greeting card for someone special!

Make learning to read even more fun for kids by creating an accordion learning book filled with fun transportation pictures.

Create a paper jack-o'-lantern from upcycled paper bags and newspapers with this fun Halloween craft project!

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.