Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

Enlist the whole family and helpful friends in this heartwarming activity for Dad. Boost kids' writing skills in the process, too!

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

Make a reusable picnic pouch with your child this summer to celebrate the Fourth of July in an eco-friendly way.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

This year for Valentine's Day, you and your child can bake up a batch of classic red velvet cupcakes and learn more about the history of this vintage treat.

Put your kid in charge of her own survey! She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

Help your kindergartener learn to manage a telephone with this homemade keyboard that also helps kids practice letters and numbers.

Petanque, a traditional French lawn game, is a wonderful activity to entertain groups of kids and help them learn a little bit about other cultures.

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.

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

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!

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.