Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.

Create a world of bugs with your kid! This variation on finger painting is a great project to create after a trip to the zoo or while learning about science.

Your child will create adorable baby footprints using his hand and fingers!

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Who says a party can't be productive? Next time your home is host to a hoard of giggling children, put those creative fingers to use with a party scrapbook!

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

What better way to show someone you love them than by telling them? This hair band craft features the American Sign Language sign for âI Love You.â

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

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Tu B'Shevat is a Jewish holiday during which the "new year" for trees is celebrated. In this activity your child will paint a pot to grow his own plant.

This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

Challenge your third grader and a few friends to teamwork and laughs with these boisterous indoor Christmas games.

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

Children will discuss what it means to have healthy friendships and create a unique friendship painting that illustrates the qualities of good friends.

Embrace the spooky and creepy thrills of Halloween night with a nightlight that will do more to frighten than soothe.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.