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Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

Light up the sky with this lotus lantern, a perfect way to explore Buddha Day.

Work on finding means and medians in this fifth grade math card game.

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

Kids learn about pointillism as they make their own self-portrait in the style of famed American artist Chuck Close.

Here's a fun art activity that combines measurement and design with drawing and painting. Kids tell their own special story as they create a story quilt.

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.

Sweet potatoes lend a creamy texture and peppery seasoning gives a spicy kick in this fall hash recipe.

Hop to this froggy Valentine's Day craft! Your little one will love making this unique Valentine's Day card, a heart-shaped paper frog.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Help your child make a cubist self-portrait while he boosts his math and spatial skills with this fun lesson in art history!

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

This crazy-easy felt sandwich sewing project is a fun way to get your child interested in the art of sewing.

Check out this activity that has your kid create her own Cubist montage. Soon your kid will be well on her way to understanding the vibrant art of Cubism!

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

Protozoa and ciliate and amoeba, oh my! The objective of this science fair project is for students to use a microscope and identify microscopic life.

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

A Christmas tree advent calendar will help your child count down the days until the holiday. This craft is a great way to keep your child busy this winter.

Bring the Star of David symbol to life by baking and decorating festive sugar cookies for Hanukkah!

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Diwali is a holiday celebrated in many Asian Pacific countries the world over. Make this delicious Indian treat with your child to celebrate the holiday.

Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to reading and writing.

This nutcracker soldier won't crack any nuts, but he will hide candies. Make a nutcracker soldier with your child this Christmas and have a cracking good time.