Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Enjoy the season of crunchy leaves and crisp harvest scents with a tall glass of pumpkin juice.

Apple slices can turn brown, but when they are coated with lemon juice the acid keeps the apples fresh. Here's how to help your preschooler experiment:

Use this simple and versatile sauce in pasta, sandwiches, or atop baked chicken.

This turkey hand activity will help your child practice patterns and number recognition, key concepts that she'll encounter throughout your child's academic career.

These paper pumpkins will make lovely, festive centerpieces in your home this fall.

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

Decorate your porch or backyard with this unique fall craft!

Your kid will have the coolest lunch around when he creates this owl's head lunch bag topper. Celebrate the arrival of fall with this rustic-inspired craft.

Sweet potatoes lend a creamy texture and peppery seasoning gives a spicy kick in this fall hash recipe.

Have a little fun playing with food this Thanksgiving, and a silly harvest holiday potato with your child!

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

Challenge your kid's creativity with a fun fall art project that features you as the collaborator.

Make quick sweet and salty walnuts, a delicious addition to fall salads and fruit and nut plates, or a simple afternoon snack.

Celebrate the flavors of fall by making this sweet breakfast treat with your child. It beats the stuff from the box any day!

Enjoy some autumn fun, and develop measurement skills with this sweet-smelling fall art project.

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

Your child can count out six pumpkins or six crayons, but what is a six all by itself? ThatÃs a much harder concept to grasp.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills this holiday season! This decadent bread pudding, dressed up with pumpkin and warm spices, is a holiday show-stopper.

Baked rather than fried, these sweet potato fries are a healthier alternative to classic French fries.