Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

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

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

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

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

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.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

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

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

Looking for hot weather fun? Cool the kids down with a homemade slip and slide! You can create your own water park atmosphere for just a few bucks.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Add a Hannukah twist to Chutes and Ladders by using a dreidel as the dice.

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Make exercise fun for your child with this energetic fitness game that's a cross between a cake walk and musical chairs.

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

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.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Make quick sweet and salty walnuts, a delicious addition to fall salads and fruit and nut plates, or a simple afternoon snack.

This chore obstacle course will keep your child entertained and engaged, while also helping them improve their efficiency at everyday tasks.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.