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Help your child work on her sewing skills by making one-of-a-kind luggage tags for everyone in the family.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

This Christmas gnome hails from Scandinavia. A Christmas gnome, also known as a nisse, gives gifts on Christmas.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

These adorable felt orange slices are cute as can be and couldn’t be easier to make.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Understanding what forgiveness is and why it is important for friendships is a critical life skill. In this home activity, your child will learn about forgiveness and write a forgiveness letter to someone.

The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate how yeast, a fungus, causes bread to rise.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

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

These decorative vampire bat baskets make for the perfect Halloween party favors, and they're fun for you and your child to make!

Being sick stinks! Help make being achy a little easier by helping your child craft a comforting hot water bottle doll out of fabric, googly eyes, and ribbon.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

These festive red and blue drink umbrellas are the perfect DIY party idea. While you're making them you can even sneak in a little compass practice.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!