Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

Let your child add her creative touch to Cinco de Mayo celebrations by showing her how to make chili pepper napkin rings.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.