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Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

Get active at home by pretending to be different animals! Use this fun and engaging activity to move your body, get silly, and practice gross motor skills.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

Make counting coins make "cents" to your second grader while giving her the chance to practice her math skills by playing this fun game with her.

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!

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

Children reflect on ways they have cared for themselves, others, and the Earth before building a garden to share beauty with others in their community.

Serve this seasonal carrot salad at Easter brunch this year, and it just might hop onto your family's list of healthy favorites.

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

Make flavored popcorn with your kids and explore the tastes of herbs. They'll learn more about their palate as well as how to make perfectly popped popcorn!

Skip boring oatmeal and toast for a creative breakfast treat that is sure to delight and charm!

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

Your child can cut her way into making a fun collage of mod-style flowers that will dazzle and delight!

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

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

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

You and your child will have a blast baking this wonderful spin on a childhood classic, PB n' J cookies. Easy to make, and even easier to enjoy!

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

Explore measurement with your second grader and make this terrific holiday craft.

This easy indoor activity teaches kids how to mix kitchen ingredients into watercolor paints, while giving a crash course in color-combining.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Have your kid create his own service ribbons and then write a fictional story about someone in the military who was awarded the service ribbons.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.

Tea time is a chance for a lesson in etiquette while she plays. Quality time to read a book and talk about good manners.