Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

Try this kindergarten arts and crafts activity and surprise someone special on May Day with a homemade basket of pretty tissue paper blooms.

This science project involves comparing the relative effectiveness of salt, pepper and dehydration in food preservation.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

Matzoh brei is a fun-to-eat Jewish breakfast. It is a lot like traditional French toast, only it is made with matzoh instead of bread.

Here's how you and your teen can stage your own formal debateâbeyond arguing why chores are unethical! Formal debates improve teens' critical thinking skills.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

Kids use applied math to build and test a parabolic mirror solar hot dog cooker in this cool engineering science fair project idea for middle school.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Kids learn how to make a simple electric motor in this great engineering science fair project that teaches them how current generates its own magnetic field.

Build a magnetic linear accelerator using a ruler, neodymium magnets, and small metal balls in this fun science fair project exploring magnetic propulsion.

With a little guidance from parents, youngsters can create a Christmas tree using their thumb as a stamp.

Make the prehistoric monsters of the past seem a bit more real with a craft that brings the chill of the Ice Age to life!

Kids love physical comedy, and this activity has the potential of offering up a healthy dose (while also working on balance and dexterity.)

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

The proportion game combines chance with math skills and is a perfect way for your third grader to become more familiar with equivalent fractions.

Give your fourth grader a lesson in making blankets, and he'll be able to give the gift of warmth. Fleece blankets are especially fun to make, and they're cozy!

Fix a yummy fruit and chocolate quesadilla. It'll give your kid a chance to boost his fine motor skills while making a snack the whole family will enjoy.

Help your young sewer create a delightful owl egg cosy out of just a few felt scraps and some embroidery floss.

Tissue Valentine's hearts make great decorations and help your child work out those all-important fine motor skills.

This activity will encourage your child to discover the scientific process, compare sizes shapes, and build shape recognition skills.

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

This experiment evaluates whether the phenomenon of "choice blindness" occurs more often with men or women.

Challenge your kindergartener to finding out if a coin toss is really fair by conducting this coin toss experiment.

Give your child some hands-on experience mixing autumn colors. All you need is a large piece of white paper and tempera paint.

Stir up some friendly competition with this tabletop bow and arrow craft!

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Kids can celebrate Veterans Day by making a mosaic American flag out of jelly beans in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Your child can celebrate Mexican culture by making his very own percussion instrument using simple materials such as paper plates and tissue paper.