When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!