Why would you pay for pricey dolls at the store when your second grader can create and play with her own personalized set?

To make this unique Valentine's Card, all your child will need is his creative mind, some paper, and a pencil.

Here's a review of simile, metaphor, and personification, and a fun, creative writing activity to make things like metaphor a piece of cake!

Play with shapes, like triangles and circles, to help your child review the different kinds and create a new picture!

This year on Dad's day, here's a creative gift that your child can make using simple materials, some of them even recycled.

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

Sponges are easy to handle and fun to play with, and your child will love putting these simple, three-piece puzzles together.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

The objective of this science fair project is to study the photosynthesis process and demonstrate the important role that leaves play in the process.

It's always fun to recycle household items into something great. Here's a quick and easy way to turn a used juice box into a police radio for hours of play!

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Grab some rope and a couple of rafts and you're ready to play Rope Rush, an exciting race game for the pool!

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

For most kids the fun is in the process, and making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Here's how to make your own dollhouse.

Set your child's creative spirit free with heart art! He'll experiment placing hearts in patterns, designs, and configurations to make this 'heartfelt' art.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.

Learning to count can be pretty tough. Have your child play this game with you or a friend and watch her quickly become a master counter.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

Make English grammar fun with this engaging card game! Play a few rounds after a lesson on tenses to help students review what they have learned.

Here's a fun math activity for your preschooler: play Sock Sort and help your pre-kindergartener recognize numbers!