Can a horse lead itself to the carrot? Train your horse with carrots and boxes and test horse memory in this fun zoology science fair project.

Check out this dynamic paper rocking horse perfect for wild west fans or anyone who ever wished they could ride into the sunset.

Whether your child wants to be a cowboy or a princess, this homemade horse prop is perfect to use in all sorts of imaginative play!

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Take a page from Art Nouveau master Gustav Klimt and compose a shining collage.

Create an adorable, non-edible turkey decked out with colorful bursts of tissue paper that pop off the page.

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

This very physical game gets math off the page and into the real world-- and it works on number sense and estimation, key skills for kindergarten readiness.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

When it comes to scrapbooks, you don't have to splurge. Help your teen preserve senior year memories on the cheap by turning cereal boxes into scrapbook pages.

Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Encourage your child's interest in other cultures by helping him create his own colorful prayer flag inscribed with a special message for the world.

Help middle schoolers use maps, math, and history for some Fourth of July fun.

Consult mechanics, automotive specialists for advice. Build a real engine or a scale model. Test and demonstrate its mechanical properties.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Crayon hearts add some Valentine's Day fun to your child's coloring pages. Make a set of crayons hearts as a beautiful gift for your child or a friend.

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

Feed your preschoolerâs love for all things transportation-related with this tasty and educational snack.

This imaginative shape activity will introduce your kindergartener to the world of shape and color while building basic math skills.

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!

In this activity, you will create a magical box to help your child learn her letter sounds. Here's how to play the Abracadabra learning game!

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

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

Got an aspiring illustrator or animator on your hands? Let your child try making his own hand-drawn animation by creating a 4th of July flip book.