Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

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

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Hiding protein-rich quinoa and a variety of fresh vegetables, these meatballs are the perfect answer to kid food woes.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.