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.

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

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

Boost shape recognition with this matching game where your child will pair up sticks to create simple shapes.

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

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

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

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

This pyramid card game is a fun way to help your child learn addition and subtraction. Best of all, itâs quick to set up and easy to play.

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

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

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

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

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.

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

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.

Use a recycling project to hone your childâs sewing skills and clean up her art supplies when she turns the leg of an old pair of jeans into a storage basket.

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

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?

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Have fun with the kids by "shaping up" your standard chocolate chip cookie recipe, and teach kids about sorting and shapes while you're at it.

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!

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

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!

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!