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Collect a bag of treasures on a nature walk and use them to create a sensational tactile masterpiece!

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

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

This science project examines the history of earthquakes and what we can do to prevent future disasters.

Determine whether magic salt is more effective at melting snow than regular salt. Pour one ounce of salt over the ice cubes, compare the melt downs.

Here's a tasty way to give your child some counting practice.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.

Determine which environment keeps an ice cube frozen for the longest duration. Inspect and record your observations when cubes melt.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Help your budding artist construct this paper chain caterpillar craft, inspired by the intelligent bug from "Alice in Wonderland."

Conduct a mock interview with the President to teach your child about politics, the president and the world she lives in.

Help your child make her very own candy bars with this easy recipe.

Why spend money on fingerpaint when you can make your own? With this recipe, you can stew up your kid's favorite colors right in your kitchen.

Science fair project that determines whether disinfectant sprays or disinfectant soaps are more effective at removing bacteria from hands.

Spark your childâs interest in epic fantasy tales with this ferocious dragon craft.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

Help your child sleep easy with this gorgeous paper plate dream catcher.

Give snack time a fresh floral touch with this flower-shaped garden snack, perfect for tea parties with your preschooler!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Test products which claim to reduce wrinkles, and determine which is the most effective. Test effectiveness over three weeks, using a sample of volunteers.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Determine if certain colors of light are more effective for photosynthesis. Plant seeds in cardboard boxes with different light, record visible growth.

Run, run as fast as you canâto create this felt gingerbread man! Bring this beloved tale to life with felt, cardstock and brightly colored decorations.

Celebrate Easter with this hands-on activity making your own eggs.

Determine if it is easier to memorize colors, words, words in phrases, pictures or numbers. Determine at when retention rate in each category is the best.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

From wizards to fairy godmothers, a magic wand is an essential element to any magical tale. Help your child make one of her own with simple craft supplies.

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.