Make a beautiful nature silhouette to remember a family walk in the park or a camping trip with friends.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Your third grader will strengthen her hand-eye coordination as she creates and plays her very own take-anywhere pinball game!

Looking for an on-the-go game that can be played anywhere, anytime? Put down the hangman and tic-tac-toe. Here's a new one for the whole family!

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Here's how to create an easy travel checkers board that you are your child can enjoy together using simple materials.

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

Is your third grader bombing around on a bike these days? Here's a way to put all that fun time together with some math learning, too.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Calling all power-shoppers! This game is a fun way for kids to learn life skills, and flex their math muscles at the same time.

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.

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.

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

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Challenge your third grader and a few friends to teamwork and laughs with these boisterous indoor Christmas games.

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

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."