Does your second grader want to learn a magic trick? Here is a simple trick using only 3 dice and a little bit of addition and subtraction.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will write loving kindness notes to place around the home to serve as a reminder (for themselves and others) to see the goodness within themselves.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

In this activity, your child will practice mindfulness, choose one thing to do in which they can slow down, and reflect on this experience. You can even try slowing down together!

Make these delicious and festive smoothies with your kids this Fourth of July to celebrate the holiday with a healthy twist.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Make sure your child is prepared for Halloween by having him create a stamp-printing that says: "Trick or treat? Smell my feet!"

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

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

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Recycle a baby jar to make this beautiful votive with your second grader! This arts and crafts project is a fun, colorful activity and makes a great gift.

These kid-friendly banana muffins are fun to make, and they pack in the protein with a healthy dose of quinoa added to the mix.

This Mother's Day, help your child practice math measurement skills with this "mom" recipe card.

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

Help your child to invent her own chore-helper to help her put that growing imagination to good use!

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

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.

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.