Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

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

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!

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Keep your child active this summer by transforming old milk jugs into scoops and newspaper into a ball with this exciting game of catch!

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

Create clever airplane favors for your child's next birthday party in this fun third grade arts and crafts activity.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Here's a fun arts and crafts activity that has you and your child creating a book with a secret hollow!

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

This activity encourages self-expression. When your child is finished she will have created a personalized pin to wear or give as a gift!

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

Edible holiday gifts are perfect for the foodie in your life. Learn how to make edible holiday gifts with this activity and tutorial.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year by making your very own lucky pot of (chocolate!) gold in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

A twist on the gingerbread house, this train is made with graham crackers, icing, and candy decorations. A great 2nd-3rd grade holiday arts and crafts activity.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.