Make these homemade friendship pencils for a party or the beginning of school and have a stylish writing utensil that kids will love trading.

Combine your creative fifth grader's love of nature, art and poetry with leaf printing!

This arts and crafts project isn't just full of creativity, it's got a lot to teach kids about world cultures as well.

Help your child organize her jewelry or hair bands with this pretty holder made from recycled materials. The finished holder also makes a great gift!

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

Get fashionable with this oh-so-easy, totally customizable washi tape bracelet craft.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Want to reuse materials that would otherwise get tossed in the trash? Show your third grader how to get crafty with old newspaper and fabric.

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

Introduce your kid to cooking basics as you make shepherd's pie: a traditional Irish dish thanks to the trusty potato!

Make a personalized pillowcase for your third grader with his old-fashioned silhouette image. You won't be able to find these in stores!

In this activity, your child will practice taking on the perspective of others and will generate ideas for conflict resolution at home.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

Your child will come to better understand symmetry as he create this dramatic black bat mask. It's sure to lend a dark touch to any Halloween costume.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

Children build a "Loving Kindness Garden" to represent what they have learned about love, mindfulness, and caring for others in community.

What chromosome combinations determine a fetus gender? Use probability to think about whether a sperm and ovum will create a male or female in this project.

Help your child's backpack stand out from the crowd by attaching trinkets or decorations that are as one of a kind as she is.

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Along with being an interesting science activity, dehydrated strawberries are also tasty â and healthy!

Science fair project determines relationship between number and variety of insects and spiders by collecting and counting invertebrates in a ecosystem.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Make clothing battles a thing of the past by allowing your second grader to design his own dress-up shirt out of an ultra-comfy t-shirt for New Year's.

Help your kid create a patriotic 4th of July table mat with a design inspired by modern artist Keith Haring.

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.