Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Decorate with a banner made from paper, clover shapes and buttons to celebrate spring or St. Patrick's Day!

In this fun art exercise, kids practice seeing multiple shapes and colors inside a water-filled glass and recreate them as a still life using colored paper.

Complete with the drippy, glittery shapes that make icicles so popular, this paper project can be hung everywhere from door frames to tabletops.

Make some cool hearts that are sure to brighten anyone's Valentine's Day. This project is a opportunity to play with overlapping shapes and show your love!

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Don't despair if numerators and denominators seem like a bore to your child. This colorful collage is sure to show him the brighter side of fractions.

Your child will come to better understand symmetry as he create this dramatic black bat mask. It's sure to lend a dark touch to any Halloween costume.

Instead of heading to the mall to replace worn-out clothes, hold a crafting session by patching up the rips and tears with some stylishly-shaped patches.

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

Got a jousting knight at home? Try this project and help him make his very own shield.

Create origami claws that can transform your child into a bird, cat, or other clawed creature.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

Embroidery ain't your grandma's art anymore...it can be adapted to a number of cool designs Jazz up a traditional fabric embellishment with sparkly beads!

This crazy-easy felt sandwich sewing project is a fun way to get your child interested in the art of sewing.

This felt pie craft not only teaches sewing skills, but is a sneaky introduction to elementary math standards like geometry, measurement and estimation.

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

This activity teaches your third grader how to make a paper cut-out still life, in true Matisse-style.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

Celebrate spring by creating a cute crawly critter bag to fill with your favorite candy!

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Brooches never go out of style! Your child can create a flower brooch that will look fantastic pinned to clothing, or even a bag. They also make great gifts.

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

Are you tired of the same old Easter egg dying routine? Does your kid love to try new art techniques? If so, try making Easter eggs out of embroidery floss!

Make this paper mache gargoyle for a lesson in Medieval architecture and sculpture.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

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

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.