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Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Help your child make her very own candy bars with this easy recipe.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Celebrate Easter with this hands-on activity making your own eggs.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

Crazy quilting is a fun and easy way for kids to exercise some creativity and connect with the past.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

mix and match your own creative outfits while also predicting clothing combinations -- style and statistics practice all in one!

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

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.

Let your aspiring poet use book titles to create a funky and visually-appealing masterpiece!

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts, this make your own stamps project will be a big hit with your fifth grade or middle school child.

Raspberry hot chocolate is a sweat treat for your young valentine. Pink and delicious, this raspberry hot chocolate makes the perfect Valentine's Day drink.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

This fun calculator exercise will take the mystery away from the machine, and familiarize your child with the functions of a calculator.

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

Batik is a traditional Indonesian craft, which uses a technique of drawing wax on fabric to create patterns before dying.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Is your fifth grader trying overnight camp this summer? If so, prepare your child for writing a letter home with this activity!

Help your child learn healthy eating habits by transforming every kid's favorite food into a healthy, flavorful after-school snack.

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.