Make a beautiful nature silhouette to remember a family walk in the park or a camping trip with friends.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.

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.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Your third grader will strengthen her hand-eye coordination as she creates and plays her very own take-anywhere pinball game!

Looking for an on-the-go game that can be played anywhere, anytime? Put down the hangman and tic-tac-toe. Here's a new one for the whole family!

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Here's how to create an easy travel checkers board that you are your child can enjoy together using simple materials.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

Is your third grader bombing around on a bike these days? Here's a way to put all that fun time together with some math learning, too.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

Here's a fun book-making project that will help your child learn to abbreviate and provide an opportunity for her to exercise her artistic abilities.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

Bubble wrap is fun to pop, but it's also fun to paint with! Paint a pretty seascape using bubble wrap as your brush.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

This nature craft is a great way for your child to learn about the fall season and make a festive decoration to display in your home.