Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

This family photo calendar can be made by your second grader. Make a family photo calendar with your child to celebrate another year together.

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!

Your child can use colorful construction paper to make an easy paper basket to hold some of his special things!

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Help your second grader craft some lovely, personalized Valentine's Day cards--out of kitchen materials!

These spooky eyeballs are simple enough for kids to make, and featur carrots, olives and cream cheese for a nutritious nosh.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

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

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

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

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

Work on simple addition and finding even numbers in this second-grade math card game.

Turkey cupcakes are quirky fowl-themed desserts that bring extra cheer to your Thanksgiving meal. Make turkey cupcakes that your kids will want to gobble up.

This chore obstacle course will keep your child entertained and engaged, while also helping them improve their efficiency at everyday tasks.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.