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Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Hisss! Make a snake pet from a recycled cardboard tube! Transport your child into nature with this fun and easy craft.

Explore griffins, dragons, and other medieval mythical beasts through sculpture by making your own bas relief beast out of modeling clay.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

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

Turn your child's favorite fruits and vegetables into an edible necklace!

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

This simple and fun project introduces kids to the art of pottery and offers them a glimpse into how ancient peoples created the very first Neolithic pottery.

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Challenge your kid's creativity with a fun fall art project that features you as the collaborator.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

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

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

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!

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

Your child can make a sweet and savory spinach strawberry salad; two ingredients that come together for a light and fresh summer dish!

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

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Turn sweet treats into miniature masterpieces with this candy melting activity!

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

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.

Help your child explore this ancient art technique with the help of some tinfoil, black paint and the end of a paintbrush!

Understanding what forgiveness is and why it is important for friendships is a critical life skill. In this home activity, your child will learn about forgiveness and write a forgiveness letter to someone.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!