Give your fourth grader a lesson in making blankets, and he'll be able to give the gift of warmth. Fleece blankets are especially fun to make, and they're cozy!

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

Nothing beats homemade salsa from scratch! You and your child can concoct a healthy and flavorful condiment to compliment any summer dinner.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Homemade breakfast bars with chocolate and cherries make a tasty to-go breakfast for Valentine's Day. Whip up a batch of homemade breakfast bars with your kid.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

3-D Christmas tree cookies look impressive but are an easy holiday recipe that kids can make. These sugar cookies stand up on their own!

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Never lose your glasses again after this fun craft project, making a homemade case for your eyeglasses!

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

Do hand soaps and sanitizers prevent the growth of bread mold? If so, why? Kids will find out with this fun and informative science fair project idea.

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.

By using a tapestry needle, double-sided tape and a stitch guide, this activity helps make sewing more accessible to a beginner.

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Talk about ice cream while helping your 4th grader work on crucial punctuation skills.

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

This tissue paper painting activity has been developed especially with special needs children in mind, but is an enjoyable craft for just about anyone.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Here's a fun family activity: have your child make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!

Build a 3d animal cell model with this cool science fair project, which helps kids visualize and understand the function of a cell's parts and organelles.

In this activity, your child will get a review of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using classic domino pieces.