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How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

Hiding protein-rich quinoa and a variety of fresh vegetables, these meatballs are the perfect answer to kid food woes.

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Solve the mystery of the unpoppable balloon in this 7th grade science experiment that demonstrates the process of heat transfer.

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

Instead of loading up on mayonnaise based potato salad, your child can whip up something healthier: German potato salad!

Have fun with the kids by "shaping up" your standard chocolate chip cookie recipe, and teach kids about sorting and shapes while you're at it.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your first grader learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

Make an edible bracelet from Froot Loops and a shoelace! This Block Institute art activity will engage your special needs or mainstream child at snacktime.

Your kindergartener will learn basic math concepts and create a beautiful keepsake with this African flag reference book.

This science fair project determines what effect substances have on ice, and which of these products most effectively melts ice.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Fudge is one of very few desserts people make at home that is actually crystalline. What happens when the fudge crystallizes at different temperatures?

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

Use an Elihu Thomson apparatus, also known as a ring launcher, to learn about electromagnetism concepts and the properties of various metals.

This experiment researches if you gave different amounts of food to mosquito larvae would they grow faster or slower

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!