Calaveras means "skulls" in Spanish, and in Mexico, skulls are brightly decorated to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Make a brag sash with your child to celebrate an amazing school year filled with accomplishments.

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Make some beautiful and unique candles to light your home.

Help your child make a cubist self-portrait while he boosts his math and spatial skills with this fun lesson in art history!

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

Pine cone centerpieces make for a festive and natural holiday decoration. Make a pine cone centerpiece to display on your table or mantelpiece.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Create a beautiful tissue paper lantern with your child to help brighten up a special occasion.

Greeting cards are nice, but after they've been opened most cards soon end up in the trash. This year, make Dad a Father's Day card he'll treasure forever.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

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

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

Your child can use colorful construction paper to make an easy paper basket to hold some of his special things!

Your fifth grader will have a blast sewing this plush neck pillow--and he'll sure be glad to have it on long car or airplane trips!

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Create a herd of pachyderms to parade across a dresser or tabletop and take the opportunity to teach your kid a little bit about these majestic mammals.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Sweet on someone this Valentine’s Day? Making jewelry with gumball beads is a fun Valentine's Day craft and a great gift that shows someone you care!

Your kindergartener will love being able to paint a beautiful butterfly, and the lucky recipient of the finished card will be just as delighted!

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

This felt pie craft not only teaches sewing skills, but is a sneaky introduction to elementary math standards like geometry, measurement and estimation.