With friendship bracelets, facials, fortunes, and fondue, this slumber party will be a great kick-off to 2010.

This activity teaches your third grader how to make a paper cut-out still life, in true Matisse-style.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

This science fair project idea measures the growth of bread dough and finds out how long it takes for the dough to stop rising.

The objective of this science project is to investigate patterns in fingerprints among family members.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

The project researches how lubricants affect the mechanical advantage of a pulley.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

Invite your middle school writer to make this artistic trip diary, and practice narrative prose and analytical writing in the process!

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

The scientific purpose of this experiment is to investigate which material is the best packaging for fragile items during shipping.

Kids make a paperclip perform an act of magnetic levitation and test how effective various materials are at magnetic shielding in this science fair project.

The purpose of this science fair project is to determine whether Green Bags, with or without refrigeration, are most effective in preserving food.

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

The purpose of this science fair project is to learn which substance best preserves apples. Learn about enzyme interactions in fruit and scientific processes.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Kids learn how to manipulate additive and subtractive colors to send secret messages with red colored filters in this cool science fair project idea.

In this cool psychology experiment, study how companies air commercials to strategically advertise to viewers who will buy their products.

The purpose of this science project is to determine whether the amount of air in a soccer ball affects how far it goes when kicked.

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

How fast does light travel in different mediums? Kids conduct a cool refraction experiment in materials like water and air for this science fair project.

This science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Science fair project that teaches you about chemical indicators and how to make your own in order to identify various mystery solutions.

In this cool experiment, learn how to find specific gravity of minerals using liquids of different densities to see which substances and items sink and float.

The objective of this science fair project is to determine whether there are gender differences when boys and girls view optical illusions.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

This optics-based science fair project idea teaches kids about real and virtual images with a mind-bending candle illusion inspired by Pepper's Ghost.