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Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

Instead of heading to the craft store, take a step back in time and restock your art supply with this easy recipe for homemade ink.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

Learn how to relight a candle by lighting the vaporized wax in the smoke, and test how various kind of wax and candle brands relight differently.

This funny valentine features springing hearts and sparkling stickers to make an unusual holiday greeting. Make a funny valentine with your little comedian.

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this hands-on lesson in how all of us are more alike than different, especially on the inside.

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

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

Help your child learn about the various elements of a story by creating a play based on her favorite picture book.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

This science fair project researches the most effective method to cut an onion and stay tear-free.

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

Explore your kitchen and create a delicious holiday fudge that your child can share with friends and family!

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

Introduce your fifth grader to the Kinara, part of the Kwanzaa tradition, by playing this fast-paced, two player game!

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

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

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!