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In this tons-of-fun reading activity, your child plans a storytime, makes a flyer, creates a coloring sheet, and hosts their own storytime.

Your child will have loads of fun creating this decorative basket and filling it with a secret gift or goodie before sharing with a friend or family member.

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

Here's a wacky activity that kids are sure to love: make a face that has shoelaces for hair!

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Looking for a fun summer activity to capture all your vacation memories? Create a summer scrapbook with your child!

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

Learn how to make a mustache with these simple instructions. See how to make a mustache on a stick for Halloween, costume parties, or dress up.

Get ready to make a dollar...using playing cards! The first player to accumulate the amount of points equal to a dollar wins.

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

In this version of the classic card game, students will gain an understanding of equivalents and may not even realize it's a math review!

Celebrate Ramadan by recreating a scene depicting the inside of a mosque. Your kid will marvel at the beautiful stained glass effect of the finished project.

Let your child lend a helping hand while decorating the Christmas tree this year! This festive activity doubles as a lesson focusing on the number five.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

This activity is a creative and fun way to boosts a child's motor skills while giving her a lasting toy.

For a cool art project, help your child create a "Me Timeline," a unique poster that works on a key math and social studies skill: putting events in order.

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

Make a special card with a surprise that jumps out! Simple and inexpensive, it's a snap for little hands to make.

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.