Using aluminum is a great way to recycle and make some shiny ornaments borrowing from this traditional Mexican art form. Here's an easy kids' activity!

Increase your child's confidence in interpreting bar graphs and throw a little candy into the mix to sweeten the learning process.

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

Invite your fifth grader to design a fleet of miniature paddle boats to race in the family bathtub.

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

Show your fifth grader how to create a vivid and colorful, Picasso-inspired, 3-D mask.

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

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

Give your daughter a neat project to hold the earrings or other small items that are taking over her dresser top.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This Santa Lucia crown is a beautiful craft for your child during the holiday season. Wear a Santa Lucia crown on St. Lucy's Day, December 13th.

What better way to encourage family bonding and communication than to make a family directory to help everyone keep in touch?

Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.

Use this simple and versatile sauce in pasta, sandwiches, or atop baked chicken.

Your child's journal should be as unique as she is. Help her transform a simple notebook into a personalized piece of art.

In this arts and crafts activity, you and your child will create colorful three-dimensional artwork using scrunched-up fabric pieces.

Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. In this activity, your child can put pick up a paintbrush and create a self-portrait inspired by this renowned artist.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Transform ordinary metal paper clips into wearable jewelry by adding beads and linking the clips together.

What better way to show someone you love them than by telling them? This hair band craft features the American Sign Language sign for âI Love You.â

Looking for a customized locker accessory? Try this DIY Mirror Craft and spruce up a plain old mirror with some original designs.

Skip store-bought jewelry and show your stylish kid how to make her own beaded bracelets.

Sick of the same old arts and crafts projects? Try a new kind of art--string art!

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

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.

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.