Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

This Mother's Day, help your child practice math measurement skills with this "mom" recipe card.

Make cards this May Day celebrating the arrival of springtime.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Show off your team spirit by creating a festive baseball pennant for your favorite team.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

This colorful caterpillar attaches itself to pencil holders and guards your school supplies!

Use your handprints to create a Halloween spider in this fun arts-and-crafts activity!

Here's a wacky activity that kids are sure to love: make a face that has shoelaces for hair!

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Stock up on the colorful jelly beans available around Easter and put them to work in a piece of jelly bean art!

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.

Make the world's simplest tutu. Don't worry if you aren't good with a needle--putting this no-sew tutu together is as easy as tying your shoe!

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

Has the rain ruined your summer outdoor campfire plans? You can still make some tasty s'mores with the help of your oven!

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.

Make this easy homemade tie for a great Father's Day gift this year.

Here's a Father's Day gift that won't break the bank. With a touch of fabric paint, transform plain cotton t-shirts into original matching Dad and kid tops.

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

Encourage your child's inner architect with a shoebox creation that he can craft into his dream house, mansion or palace.