Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

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

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

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

Bake a cupcake menorah for a fun twist on the Hanukkah candelabra. This menorah isn't merely tasty, it's also a pretty presentation for the Festival of Lights.

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

Help your child show Dad how super he is by making this homemade superhero shirt.

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

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Offer your child an interactive approach to understanding the different family roles and the ways in which she has impacted other members of the family.

Here's an entertaining ball game filled with spins, jumps, and claps to keep your child having fun while you get a moment to yourself.

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.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Explore form, space, and texture with your child this Valentine's Day by making a charming papier-mâché heart sculpture!

Celebrate Mother's Day with this easy, attractive pop-up flower card.

Not only will you and your kindergartener create a beautiful photo keepsake, you'll also have the chance to spend time together and relive special memories.

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

Here's a St. Patrick's Day card your child can make, write, and give. Great learning and lots of fun--a "lucky" combination for a lucky holiday!

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

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

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

Make exercise fun for your child with this energetic fitness game that's a cross between a cake walk and musical chairs.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

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.

Create a herd of pachyderms to parade across a dresser or tabletop and take the opportunity to teach your kid a little bit about these majestic mammals.

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.