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.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

To make this unique Valentine's Card, all your child will need is his creative mind, some paper, and a pencil.

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

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

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

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

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