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A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

From wizards to fairy godmothers, a magic wand is an essential element to any magical tale. Help your child make one of her own with simple craft supplies.

The perfect activity for a rainy day, or any time your little one moans, "Moooo-oom, there's nothing to do!"

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

Give your child a chance to feel like important airport personnel and learn a whole host of skills while he's at it!

Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

Crisps are the hidden gem of the homemade dessert world.

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

mix and match your own creative outfits while also predicting clothing combinations -- style and statistics practice all in one!

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

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.

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

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Turn the marks on the wall into art! Create fingerpaint flamingos, herons and ostriches with this fun craft for kids.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

Can a horse lead itself to the carrot? Train your horse with carrots and boxes and test horse memory in this fun zoology science fair project.

Want to help your child learn to fit homework time into a real-life schedule? Here's a tool that can help the whole family.

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.