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Winter is a great time to build a friendly snowman! Turn regular modeling clay into a glittery snowy surprise.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Your child will create their very own filigree drawing; twirling, or coiling small strips of lightweight paper around toothpicks and gently gluing them down.

Invigorate your fourth grader's mind by helping him turn his room into a woven masterpiece using various lengths of material.

Show your fourth grader how to design and print his own chop, a Chinese "signature" of sorts that uses calligraphic characters or motifs.

Create a chunky, textured, tactile giraffe collage that is cute enough to pet! This is a great way to recycle old arts and crafts materials.

Create some commotion on your table this Halloween with some flying bats that'll be cute enough to cause a ruckus among your little party monsters.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

Does your kid love crafts AND food? Teach him to paint with natural dyes from food! He'll be amazed that food can be made into art, just like in ancient times.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

Help your child observe Veterans Day by having him create a paper chain American flag; it's a fun and crafty way to show your patriotism.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a rainbow card filled with three dimensional four leaf clovers!

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!

In this arts and crafts activity, boost your kindergartener's letter recognition and reading skills by helping her create a paper word quilt.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Encourage your child to practice skip counting by turning number patterns into this fun and interactive game of catch.

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

This project examines what types of objects burn and which burn faster and cleaner.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

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.