Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

The Math Monster will save your second grader from repetitive math flashcards. Guessing mystery math facts is a fun way for him to polish arithmetic skills!

Whether it's a bag lunch, goody bag, or used to decorate a table, this cute little fox bag is sure to make your kid smile.

Ask your fourth grader to jazz up the family kitchen by creating this adorable clothespin giraffe to sit on the counter and hold recipe cards.

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Kids can jazz up their checker sets by transforming boring round checker pieces into baby chicks and eggs in this 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Here's a first grade arts and crafts activity: make pop-up puppets using a plastic cup, wooden dowel, and fabric. Put on a show once you're done!

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Learn about the role of Earth's rotation on the Coriolis Effect and hurricanes in this science project. Model the Coriolis Effect on a hurricane's direction.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

This fun art activity will get your child's creative juices flowing and will teach her about shapes, pattern and texture along the way.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Help your third grader make the Scoop 'N Catch--a great choice for a fun and inexpensive afternoon.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

This year, celebrate Father's Day with three hilarious outdoor family games.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.