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Make these homemade friendship pencils for a party or the beginning of school and have a stylish writing utensil that kids will love trading.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Teach your fourth grader how to craft her own decorative felt eggs, a perfect way to symbolize spring and new beginnings!

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Your child can re-purpose any used (and cleaned) can into a colorful container to hold Dad's pens and pencils on his desk!

Check out this fun and easy science fair project idea on germination of a seed and learn to identify exterior and interior parts of a bean seed.

This science fair project idea explores which fruit molds the fastest.

Improve your child's memory, focus, and concentration with this outdoor group memory game. For 4th grade, 5th grade, and middle school age children.

Batik is a traditional Indonesian craft, which uses a technique of drawing wax on fabric to create patterns before dying.

Don't throw that Sunday paper away just yet! If you've got a kid who thinks she's "too old" for crafts, introduce her to beautifully simple newspaper flowers.

Let your fifth grader use his wits to challenge friends to complete their labyrinthine book of mazes!

Have your kid create his own service ribbons and then write a fictional story about someone in the military who was awarded the service ribbons.

Check out this fun and easy-to-play guessing game that will build your child's geometry vocabulary.

Your fifth grade aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

Kids write about their favorite parts of school in 100 words to celebrate 100 days of school in this 5th grade writing activity.

This science fair project idea attempts to train a worm to complete a simple maze in order to find out if worms can learn and remember.

Need an outdoor activity for your next party or family gathering? Try this wacky group relay game that's fun for adults and kids alike.

Forget mass-produced, store bought holiday ornaments. Your fifth grader can usher in the holidays by making his own homemade marbled Christmas balls!

Give your emerging writer a better feel for terminal punctuation with this activity that will have her mix up punctuation marks in a favorite childhood book.

Give your fourth grader a lesson in making blankets, and he'll be able to give the gift of warmth. Fleece blankets are especially fun to make, and they're cozy!

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

Encourage your child to explore color and its mood-altering effects by creating his own self portrait using only warm or cool colors.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Your fifth grader will have a blast sewing this plush neck pillow--and he'll sure be glad to have it on long car or airplane trips!

Introduce your fifth grader to the irresistible fun of string art with this letter project!

Show your fifth grader how to make this fun vinyl robot to spruce up her walls. Itâs quick to construct and easy to remove or transfer from wall to wall.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.