Let your child be the king or queen of Mardi Gras by making his own shiny and spectacular Mardi Gras crown.

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Capture the past with this photo mobile that turns old photo negative strips into hanging art!

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Help your child chart how much he has grown over his school break by creating his own tree-shaped Summer Growth Chart.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Does your kid love crafts AND food? Teach him to paint with natural dyes from food! He'll be amazed that food can be made into art, just like in ancient times.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Try your hand at some Seuss-like tongue twisters! Boost those vocabulary skills with this fun game for the whole family.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

If your first grader loves to play with her food, turn the messy habit into a clever arts and craft project.

Does your child have trouble holding a pencil? Is writing an excruciating task? The key is to build up those hand muscles! This water relay race can help.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Using only the elements in your backyard, make paintbrushes with your child and create truly homemade works of art.

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Help your first grader understand what a noun is with this fun photo book that catalogs her favorite people, places, and things!

Have the kids make Mom a wooden "Love Box" for Mother's Day (or any other day!) to show her how much she means to everyone.

Help to build your child's reading skills and get your point across with these homemade message magnets!

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

Play this game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

Not only will you and your kindergartener create a beautiful photo keepsake, you'll also have the chance to spend time together and relive special memories.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.