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Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Teach your 2nd grader the value of recycling with this fun arts and crafts activity: make a DIY painted bookcase or set of shelves!

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.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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

Create some commotion on your table this Halloween with some flying bats that'll be cute enough to cause a ruckus among your little party monsters.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Make cupid's arrow with your little one this Valentine's Day. It's a quick and easy craft that's the perfect alternative to candy-giving.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

Here, kids can make edible collages out of cookies and candy. Colorful, creative, and delicious, they make great gifts for sweet-toothed family and friends.

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

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

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.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

This simple and introductory art project can help propel an interest in art or even bolster your kid's confidence in planning and mapping.

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

Help your child make her very own clock with a recycled, thrift store find to give as a gift or keep for yourself!

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

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.

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

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

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

What better way to raise awareness about the environment than with an eco-friendly Earth-themed party? Get your party started with this step-by-step guide.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!