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!

This brain teaser challenges your fifth grader to unscramble some specialized Winter Olympics language.

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

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.

Add a little sparkle and shine to your Christmas or Easter decorations: make a charming blown egg ornament in this fourth grade arts and crafts activity.

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

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!