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

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.

Create a world of bugs with your kid! This variation on finger painting is a great project to create after a trip to the zoo or while learning about science.

Who says a party can't be productive? Next time your home is host to a hoard of giggling children, put those creative fingers to use with a party scrapbook!

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

Children will discuss what it means to have healthy friendships and create a unique friendship painting that illustrates the qualities of good friends.

This Fourth of July, create some explosive colors on black paper for fun Fourth of July decorations!

Shake things up by introducing your child to charcoal pencils! These unique drawing tools make blending, shading, and smudging easy and fun.

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

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

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

Recycle a baby jar to make this beautiful votive with your second grader! This arts and crafts project is a fun, colorful activity and makes a great gift.

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

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

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.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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