Make an edible bracelet from Froot Loops and a shoelace! This Block Institute art activity will engage your special needs or mainstream child at snacktime.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Does your child dream of walking among the dinosaurs? Now he can get a little closer to his dream...with a pair of homemade dinosaur feet!

In this activity, children create rising foam as they reflect on the many ways they have grown over the past months and learn how a "beginner's mind" is helpful.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as they practice recognizing letters and their sounds.

In this activity, students build a house of sticks, just like the second little pig in the classic story, The Three Little Pigs. Then, they program an educational robot to push down the house, much like the wolf who “blows the house down.”

Help your child see numbers three ways with this simple grab-and-go game, great for quick practice in the car.

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

Use a chunk of Styrofoam and some golf tees to make a safe and quiet tool bench for the kids.

Help your child learn about the various elements of a story by creating a play based on her favorite picture book.

Here's a tasty way to give your child some counting practice.

Have your little cowpoke design and decorate a vest that's perfect for combating the elements on the harsh Western plains.

This year on Dad's day, here's a creative gift that your child can make using simple materials, some of them even recycled.

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

This science project lets kids explore what happens when water and paper interact, and it produces homemade paper perfect for gift tags or stationery.

Show your child how to "recycle" by making a milk box toy car. Here's how to get started.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Familiarize your preschooler with the concept of numbers one through five and counting with this hands-on activity.

Achieve the amusement of a pet without all the hassle! This easy-to-craft activity shows your kindergartener how to make his very own pet out of pom-poms.

Send your child on a hunt throughout the house for numbers to help develop her number recognition and ordering skills.

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

Make a brag sash with your child to celebrate an amazing school year filled with accomplishments.

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

What IS That Thing? is a game for kids of all ages that uses scrap paper and junk from around the house! A great way to recycle, reduce, and reuse.

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.

Make a hand-decorated pillowcase to help ease the bedtime battle so that everyone can get a night of sweet dreams.

Show your child how to make homemade wrapping paper with a twist by using sponge art to create the fabulous designs. Here's how:

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!