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This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

This science project lets students explore the number of spots on a ladybird and how to treat ladybugs with respect.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. In this activity, your child can put pick up a paintbrush and create a self-portrait inspired by this renowned artist.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

Turkey cupcakes are quirky fowl-themed desserts that bring extra cheer to your Thanksgiving meal. Make turkey cupcakes that your kids will want to gobble up.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

In this activity, you and your child will watch a video and learn how the brain easily remembers negative information, but not always positive. You will practice positivity by writing or drawing pictures of 10 positive things that happened today.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Crisps are the hidden gem of the homemade dessert world.

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.

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

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.