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Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

These pretzel reindeer cookies are a great holiday recipe for kids to make. Rudolph and the whole gang agree!

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

From Canada's flag, to the Toronto Maple Leafs, to classic maple syrup cookies, the maple tree is very much a part of Canadian heritage.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

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.