Here are four chocolate bark ideas to prepare with your kids that everyone will love.

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

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

Replace the butterfat and sugar of ice cream with the sublime sweetness of a frozen chocolate-covered banana.

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

Make a seashell wind chime for your back porch. Perfect for younger kids to build motor skills on.

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

Take advantage of the summer sun to make you and your child a delightfully refreshing treat--sun tea!

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

Are you looking for an easy-to-play, fun game? Try Cat and Mouse. All you need is a large bed sheet or tablecloth, a "cat" and a "mouse", and you're all set.

Pureed ripe peaches, vanilla yogurt, agave nectar, and juicy chunks of peach come together to form a refreshing pop that hits the spot on a hot summer day.

On a hot afternoon there is nothing better than a cold drink. Instead of making lemonade, your child can have lemon ice cubes ready to munch!

Did you know July is National Blueberry Month? In celebration, your child can turn blueberries into a great dessert: blueberry sorbet!

A fun activity for a hot day, this will give young kids a chance to experiment with beginning science and math â and splash around in the process!

Grab some rope and a couple of rafts and you're ready to play Rope Rush, an exciting race game for the pool!

Are you sneaky, sneaky? You'll have to be when your play this fun game involving squirt guns and blindfolds that'll test your child's stealth.

Host a dog wash to raise money for yourself, for charity, or just for fun!

Are you looking for a fun pool game that doesn't require a lot of heavy accessories? Try Steal the Bacon, a creative form of tag your child is sure to love.

Bring the fun carnival game of ring toss to your home pool with this watery twist on the classic game.

A tall glass of lemonade is the perfect summer treat. Make it even better with these creative twists on classic lemonade!

Cool down this summer and stay active, too, with a wet clothes relay! 

Challenge your child to an exciting race across the pool and engage them in a game of Cruise Ship. Grab some plastic figures, hop in the pool, and you're set.

Is your fifth grader trying overnight camp this summer? If so, prepare your child for writing a letter home with this activity!

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

Get your kids in the kitchen this Fourth of July and celebrate the holiday with some delicious and nutritious kid-friendly recipes!

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

Invite your middle school writer to make this artistic trip diary, and practice narrative prose and analytical writing in the process!