Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

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

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

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

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Your child can use colorful construction paper to make an easy paper basket to hold some of his special things!

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

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!

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

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

These paper Scandinavian tiles are simple to create, and they make for a beautiful and unique keepsake.

Show off your team spirit by creating a festive baseball pennant for your favorite team.

Here's a great homemade card idea that supports fine motor skills and creativity in addition to introducing your child to the art of quilling.

Put some spring back in the season and teach your child a little about plants with this fun paper flower art project!

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Your child can brush up on her math skills by charting the length of time that each candle on the menorah takes to burn.

A heart hug can brighten up any dreary Valentine's Day. Give a friend a heart hug with this fun holiday craft.

Your child will jump at the chance to get messy (under adult supervision, of course) with this project and create some unique home decor that really shines!

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

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.