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In this activity, your child will reflect on how adults can learn from kids. They will watch a TED Talk presented by a 12-year-old girl about the power of young people’s ideas and teachings, and they will generate some of their own unique ideas.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

In this activity, your child will practice taking on the perspective of others and will generate ideas for conflict resolution at home.

Construct batteries that make electricity from fruits with this fun science fair project.

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

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.

Wind is an important source of renewable, green energy. The purpose of this science fair project is to build and operate a windmill generator.

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

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Dress up the dining table with a sweet craft right in time for Valentine's Day.

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Spice up a traditional watercolor painting project with magazine cutout letters that spell out your favorite poem.

Want to play publisher for a day? Become a book jacket illustrator for this creative and fun project.

Help your teen show Mom how much he loves her through song ... with her very own CD!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

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

Let your imaginative child "ghost write" the life (and afterlife) story of a made-up phantom.

Here's an adverb acting game that will have your child hungrily, unceasingly, enthusiastically learning!

Your child can transform a triangle of felt into a colorful and motivating pennant sharing all her favorite characteristics and traits.

Here's a black fuzzy spider that's sure to cause a silly fright! This eight-legged creepy crawler is sure to surprise anyone looking for a treat.

Use recycled wrapping paper and an empty bottle to make this beautiful vase for a great indoor activity when it's cold outside.