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Make a Christmas countdown calendar to get your child excited about the coming holiday. This Christmas countdown calendar helps you make holiday memories.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

Here's a delightful activity that uses your child's name to help him improve his writing skills.

Express the love that you share with your child this Valentine's Day by creating unique "me and you" portraits together!

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Give your child a glimpse of how another set of students approach reading by teaching him how the blind use braille.

This activity will have your child cutting and gluing to his heart's content. What's more, he'll create a pretty, mixed media plate for Seder while he's at it!

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

Holiday greeting cards let your child express his holiday cheer and have fun crafting. Make a set of holiday greeting cards with your kid this holiday season.

It's easy to turn old magazines into a fast-and-furious finding game that's both fun and educational for kids.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Being present is essential for learning, so help your child become more aware of their body and surroundings through an activity called "mindful walking."

Romantic idioms are colorful and sometimes confusing phrases about love. Make a book of romantic idioms with this activity.

Save the tiny tiles from the iconic board game and reuse them as a statement of scholarly style by making them into a crafty piece of jewelry.

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!