Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Make these crazy shaped bubbles from simple items in the kitchen, and teacher your kids to experiment and hypothesize. Here's how:

This do-it-anywhere guessing game helps reinforce number concepts. And it's a blast to play.

Frisbee golf is a game that incorporates the rules of golf with the fun of frisbee. Here's how to get started with your child:

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Recycle your child's beloved old t-shirt by sewing it into a pillow! The results of activity are unique, decorative, creative, and never wasteful.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Want to go paperless this holiday season? Here's a delicious way to get your third grader started (and practice some writing in the process!)

Show your teen how to make her own beeswax lip balm. It's one of the simplest do-it-yourself activities, and it's fun to make!

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!