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Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!

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

Getting kids to memorize their times tables can be worse than pulling teeth. Sweeten the deal with this activity that combines math and sugar.

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

This activity is a great starting point for practicing mental math because it is quick, easy and involves only simple addition facts.

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.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

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

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Hiding protein-rich quinoa and a variety of fresh vegetables, these meatballs are the perfect answer to kid food woes.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Your kindergartener will learn basic math concepts and create a beautiful keepsake with this African flag reference book.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.