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

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

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.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

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.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

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

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

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.