When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Decorating pumpkins is a safer, cleaner alternative to carving. These Cubist art pumpkins are easy and fun to make, and serve as great fall decor.

No big beach party or a sudsy seafood feast should be without this bright, colorful tablecloth!

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

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

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Holiday thank you cards show friends and family that you appreciate them. Make a batch of holiday thank you cards with your child this winter.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

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

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Picnic getting boring? Here's a fun game that gets the kids moving around, and doing a little addition while they're at it.

This year, ditch the boxed caramel corn and spend some quality time in the kitchen making your own!

Help your child channel his inner wizard with this crafty activity perfect for imaginative youngsters.

Teach your child how to feed himself in the morning with this simple and delicious breakfast burrito recipe.

Try this fun addition game with your second grader! Arrange playing cards to find the largest possible sums.

Redecorate the smart way -- pillow covers are a fast, fun and easy craft that can transform a room with an artsy punch of color.

Your child can get out the acrylic paints and create a colorful paperweight perfect for dad this Father's Day!

Here's a fun family activity: have your child make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!

Celebrate our founding fathers and the parchment they wrote on with this DIY scroll project.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

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

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

Back-to-back breathing is a great way to practice self-calming while also creating connection and developing trust.