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Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

Review fractions with your budding mathematician when you play this fun, educational math board game.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Construct cute baby chicks with nothing but fuzzy pom-poms and an assortment of other craft supplies.

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

Take a look at this oogly-googly eye Halloween craft! Have your child tweak the design to learn about balance and counterbalance with this crazy-eyed creature.

This watercolor landscape creates the background for the adventures of Little Red Riding Hood by using spooky silhouettes for the characters.

Your child will enjoy making this Easter decoration that honors the chicken. After all, chickens are the ones that actually make the Easter eggs!

Take a page from Art Nouveau master Gustav Klimt and compose a shining collage.

Make cards this May Day celebrating the arrival of springtime.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

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

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

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.

Using dried beans and corn, foods that are prevalent in Mexican cuisine, your child will create three-dimensional sombrero art.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

Hop to this froggy Valentine's Day craft! Your little one will love making this unique Valentine's Day card, a heart-shaped paper frog.

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

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!