Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

A car game for road trips with children.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.

Call in your crafty kids to help make this homemade air freshener, perfect for stowing in the backseat to keep your ride smelling fresh and clean.

Help motivate your child to become a more avid and consistent reader by creating a train-themed reading chart that can serve as a visual reminder of their progress.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Valentine's Day coupons get kids to stretch their imaginations and budgets for the holiday. Make Valentine's Day coupons for friends and family this February.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

In this activity, your child will learn and practice mindfulness by using their senses to focus on one thing at a time.

Here, kids can make edible collages out of cookies and candy. Colorful, creative, and delicious, they make great gifts for sweet-toothed family and friends.

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

Cookie cutters aren't just for gingerbread men anymore. Here are 8 fun and creative projects to do with cookie-cutters!

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!