Create a DIY Electromagnet! Using a 9v battery to create an electrical field around a nail, students explore electromagnetism in this cool science project idea.

Kids can jazz up their checker sets by transforming boring round checker pieces into baby chicks and eggs in this 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

This experiment will examine and precisely measure the amount of sugar in various sodas.

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

This activity encourages children to sculpt in free form. The only rule is that they have to build upwards.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

This folk art painting lets kids develop watercolor and painting techniques with scenes of everyday life.

This experiment explores the trend of reactivity in the alkaline earth metals as you go down the second column of the periodic table of elements.

Is exercise a cellular activity? Check out this fun science fair project idea to compare the carbon dioxide production before and after exercise.

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

Assist your kindergartener in constructing his own shy little magic turtle out of just a plastic cup, tube sock, and wooden dowel.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Celebrate National Drum Month in November by using a couple of recycled yogurt cups and making a groovy set of bongos!

Your children will squeal with delight when they discover all the mishaps that come about after a visit from the leprechaun.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

This reading activity combines some of the most common sight words with a pictograph puzzle that's sure to keep your kindergartener engaged.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Make cards this May Day celebrating the arrival of springtime.