Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

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

Measuring and mixing is half the fun with these Irish oatmeal cookies, and it's a great way to introduce your second grader to cooking and kitchen tools.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

Your second grader will get great measuring practice as she helps you make this rich and creamy green dip!

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!

Help your second grader embrace his "green" side by recycling empty citrus peels into fruity ice cream bowls!

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Don't shell out the money for a new pair of kicks! Help your second grader add some charm to her shoelaces with fabric dye.

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

You've got to try it to believe it! Making these sweet treats allows your second grader to practice with measurement and boost his motor skills.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

Delight your second grader (and his best friend!) by showing him how to make a friendship collage jar project for someone special this holiday season.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

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

If your second grader loves fruit snacks, but you're a little worried about the health aspect of those tasty store-bought treats, then this project is for you!

Your child can use watercolors to paint butterflise and to practice the "wet into wet" technique, an important step in art.

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

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

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.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Give your smart second grader a rich challenge with this activity that combines graphing practice with money!

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

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