Make clothing battles a thing of the past by allowing your second grader to design his own dress-up shirt out of an ultra-comfy t-shirt for New Year's.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Take the classic game to a new level, by including super fun directions inside the chalk-drawn boxes.

Sure, your kid may already be a Picasso with a paintbrush, but even fancy artists need a new challenge.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

This colorful garland can be strung across a fireplace and remind you of your blessings well into the new year.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Don't shell out the money for a new pair of kicks! Help your second grader add some charm to her shoelaces with fabric dye.

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

In this pretend play activity, your child will get to design a custom superhero utility belt and invent a new superhero to go with it!

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills they're learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

In this social emotional learning activity, kids will reflect on the past goals they've accomplished, then brainstorm new ideas, inventions, or goals they would like to accomplish and make a prototype to help visualize their achievement.

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

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.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

This Santa puppet brings a little extra cheer to your Christmas celebration. Make a Santa puppet with your child this holiday season.

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