In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

The objective of this experiment is to evaluate the effects of acid rain on plants.

Your fifth grader will love dreaming up special fortunes and embedding them in mouthwatering cupcakes for friends and family.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Young chefs can easily make this simple soup, perfect for a brisk fall day. Along with being very flavorful, it makes a perfect pre-dinner appetizer or lunch!

Cut up some shapes and make this cute letter A alligator with your child, and they'll always remember the first letter of the alphabet!

Your child can re-purpose any used (and cleaned) can into a colorful container to hold Dad's pens and pencils on his desk!

Use recycled wrapping paper and an empty bottle to make this beautiful vase for a great indoor activity when it's cold outside.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Make this delicious coconut cream pie recipe this Kwanzaa, and teach your kids the meaning of this important African-American holiday.

This St. Patrick's Day show your child to the fun of resist painting. It's as simple as getting out a crayon and some watercolor paints!

Study how liquids separate into layers by creating a liquid gradient, different density liquids separate into layers in a graduated cylinder.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

This Fourth of July, create some explosive colors on black paper for fun Fourth of July decorations!

Looking for a way to channel your spring fever? Create a beautiful spring centerpiece with your child!

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.

Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.

This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Put a fresh spin on dessert by making traditional French crepes, delicious and easier to make than one might think!

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

Help your child apply his math skills the next time you cook a family meal similar to one you'd buy at a restaurant.

Let little unsteady fingers practice their coordination with this preschool painting activity. Your kid develops his hand-eye coordination while making art.

Celebrate the 100th Day of School by making a collage frame that can showcase your childâs favorite piece of art.

Got an aspiring illustrator or animator on your hands? Let your child try making his own hand-drawn animation by creating a 4th of July flip book.

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

Bring snowy days inside by painting a winter wonderland scene using watercolors and melted snow in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

This science fair project idea explores whether the color of surroundings affects human mood.

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

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