Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

Instead of loading up on mayonnaise based potato salad, your child can whip up something healthier: German potato salad!

Examine the connection between temperature and chemiluminescence.

Use Henri Matisse as inspiration for your preschooler or kindergartener to create a unique and funky paper shapes collage in this arts and crafts activity.

Here's an innovative math puzzle that you can create with your fourth grade math student.

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

Test whether cutting up meats will make it cook faster than just cooking it whole.

Serve up this pretend play activity to your preschooler to give her counting skills a healthy boost.

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

Play this hidden number game with your preschooler or kindergartener that will give them a leg up in learning numbers.

Have a lot of loose buttons lying around the house? Here are four ways to turn those loose buttons into an easy and positive learning experience. Button up!

Grab some dice and play this take on tic-tac-toe. Itâs easy to set up and your child will have a blast.

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Dig up some dinos while promoting curiosity and sensory skills in this hands-on activity that will have your child searching for prehistoric treasure!

The purpose of this science fair project is to investigate whether cooking seeds before planting will speed up germination and growth.

Your child can brush up on her math skills by charting the length of time that each candle on the menorah takes to burn.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by creating a geometric, math-inspired mural in the style of Henri Matisse in this creative kindergarten grade art activity.

If your Father's Day festivities include meeting up with extended family, why not put all the dads to the test with a chili cook-off?

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Your child will be cheering for 8s and 9s as she tries to create a larger number than her competitors. Whoever ends up with the largest number wins!

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.

Tic-tac-toe is tons of fun, but the traditional version can get a little monotonous after a while. Mix it up and try this colorful outdoor version!