Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Make over an old shirt that's destined for the thrift shop with this heart cut-out craft for Valentine's Day.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Introduce your child to the concepts of positive and negative space in design with this simple yet striking Valentine's Day art project.

Using paper plates, have the kids make these fun animal masks and your house will be transformed into a jungle.

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

This made-for-kids embroidery project uses thick yarn, dull needles, and burlap fabric with wide holes so it's perfect for little fingers!

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for your preschooler: make pendulum paintings using only a funnel, canvas, and paint!

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

This Santa mask is a fun way to celebrate Christmas with your kindergartener. Make a Santa mask to bring a little cheer to your Christmas season.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Devise list of randomly chosen words, test how many words volunteers can remember. Compare results of adults and children. Which have better memories?