Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.