Send big holiday love on a small budget by sending these "Elf Tickets" this year...and give your child some writing practice in the bargain.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Create a world of bugs with your kid! This variation on finger painting is a great project to create after a trip to the zoo or while learning about science.

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

Show your fourth grader how to design and print his own chop, a Chinese "signature" of sorts that uses calligraphic characters or motifs.

Celebrate our founding fathers and the parchment they wrote on with this DIY scroll project.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Get kids excited about gathering their school supplies by teaching them how to make their own writing supplies!

Take advantage of the summer sun to make you and your child a delightfully refreshing treat--sun tea!

Find out which kind of bubble wrap fares best when put in impact.

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

You and your child can make Easter egg dye with the food coloring that you already have in your cupboard.

Invite your child and a few friends to get crabby in this game of soccer with a twist: Instead of running, players "crab crawl" around the playing field.

Collage this elegant spring-themed card that's sure to freshen someone's day!

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Your child will come to better understand symmetry as he create this dramatic black bat mask. It's sure to lend a dark touch to any Halloween costume.

These sparkling earrings look fancy but they're super simple to make using inexpensive craft items.

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Your mom works hard, and a homemade present is the perfect way to show how much you appreciate her.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Why pay for expensive plates when you can paint original designs on your own dishes? This fun activity will bring out your kid's creative side.

Invite your child to create a lovely windmill using the ancient art of origami.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

Develop your child's hand-eye coordination in a fun and engaging way by challenging her to a game of Drop Catch.

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Dress up the dining table with a sweet craft right in time for Valentine's Day.

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.