Try this simple preschool arts and crafts activity: make a plaster of Paris sculpture in a plastic sandwich bag!

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Learn how to make a periscope with this cool engineering science fair project idea, and learn about optics to learn how a periscope works.

Create safe lightning for kids! They'll learn how to make lightning at home with this fun science fair project idea illustrating static charges and grounding.

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

Skip store-bought jewelry and show your stylish kid how to make her own beaded bracelets.

Eating a healthy breakfast starts the day out right, and your child can make something tasty and nutritious while honing her culinary skills!

Here's a Halloween arts and crafts activity for your preschooler, pre-kindergartener, or kindergartener: make bat wings of poster board and ribbon.

Try this fun preschool arts and crafts activity: make art by grating colored chalk over a sheet of buttermilk-painted paper. Watch as it sparkles!

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: try finger painting with corn syrup and food coloring to make bright, colorful works of art.

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

For kids who prefer to do homework flopped on a rug, this practical caddy can make all the difference!

With just a handful of ingredients and some leftover mashed potatoes from dinner the night before, your child can make this simple and healthy soup.

Expand your child's thinking and encourage experimentation with this art project that uses sandpaper and crayons to make a heat transfer work of art!

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Make your own personalized set of letter flash cards to get him thinking about the alphabet while boosting his fine motor skills in the process.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Make a festive holiday garland with your preschooler or kindergartener to practice making patterns with household items! This activity is a decorating classic.

Here's a sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Make quick sweet and salty walnuts, a delicious addition to fall salads and fruit and nut plates, or a simple afternoon snack.

Help your tween un-clutter her room with this fun project! Recycle and old pair of jeans and make an organizer to hang on the wall.

Make a Halloween pumpkin this October! A Halloween pumpkin character is a safe Jack-o'-lantern carving alternative for young children.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

Recycle, reduce, and reuse with this T-shirt purse craft. Kids can make their own functional bag out of worn-out T-shirts.

Make homemade lemonade in a baggie with your preschooler with this fun and easy recipe.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.