In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Popcorn pops get a Valentine's Day twist with pink popcorn and a red candy center. Make popcorn pops as a special treat for Valentine's Day or any day.

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

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!

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Your child can personalize these customizable cookies for friends and family as he makes his own fortune cookies from this fortune cookie recipe.

Reuse old Christmas cards by showing your fourth grader how to weave strips of them together to create new and unique woven holiday cards!

This zombie cake will give your Halloween enthusiast an excuse to lurch and limp around the kitchen. Share this zombie cake with friends and the undead.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Make over an old shirt that's destined for the thrift shop with this heart cut-out craft for Valentine's Day.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

Introduce your child to the concepts of positive and negative space in design with this simple yet striking Valentine's Day art project.

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

Improve your child's memory, focus, and concentration with this outdoor group memory game. For 4th grade, 5th grade, and middle school age children.

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Upcycle an old dress shirt into artsy bow with just a few simple sewing techniques.

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

Make your own picture frame! Show your fourth grader how to construct the an adorable, decorative picture frame for her favorite photo.

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

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.