In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Staying close to home doesn't mean you can't get moving! Use this fun challenge activity to encourage your child to move their body in new ways while testing their endurance!

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

This tricky building block challenge asks your learner to think creatively. They will work on their divergent thinking skills as they try to fill up an index card perfectly with building bricks.

This simple way to help your child understand story problems begins as a quick activity and turns into a study tool for years to come!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

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

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

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

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

Figuring out fractions can be a challenge! But with this game your child will become more comfortable converting fractions after only a little practice.

A package of memory wire and some beads are all that your artist needs to make a bracelet. The challenge will be to come up with a design inspired by autumn.

Challenge your child to an exciting race across the pool and engage them in a game of Cruise Ship. Grab some plastic figures, hop in the pool, and you're set.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot initiate a domino effect.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

This science project challenges students to learn about and classify weeds and discover new practical uses for weeds.

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

Help your child make their next gifting extra special with a handmade gift box.

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.