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These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

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

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

Solfege signs are used to guide students through music that is new to them. Help your musically-inclined child learn to work with this fun system today.

Probability can be a tough concept to master. Try playing this fun card game in order to help your third grader understand it a little better.

This activity creatively guides students in reflecting on and understanding what's happening inside of themselves at any given point.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Show your third grader how to craft his own version of the symbolic Olympic rings using some easy-to-find art supplies!

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

Here's a fun art activity that combines measurement and design with drawing and painting. Kids tell their own special story as they create a story quilt.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

A Christmas tree advent calendar will help your child count down the days until the holiday. This craft is a great way to keep your child busy this winter.

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

Using lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, help your child implement kindness and compassion into their interactions with others.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.