This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

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.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

In this activity, your child will reflect on how adults can learn from kids. They will watch a TED Talk presented by a 12-year-old girl about the power of young people’s ideas and teachings, and they will generate some of their own unique ideas.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.

This hunt for leprechaun gold is so much fun, kids won't even realize they're working their reading muscles at the same time.

Here's a sweet holiday recipe to make with your fifth grader: bake scrumptious sugar-dusted chocolate snowballs! Serve them at your next Christmas party.