During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Help your child explore this ancient art technique with the help of some tinfoil, black paint and the end of a paintbrush!

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

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.

Create a special Father’s Day surprise by planning and mapping a hike around the neighborhood!

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Create a herd of pachyderms to parade across a dresser or tabletop and take the opportunity to teach your kid a little bit about these majestic mammals.

These kid-friendly banana muffins are fun to make, and they pack in the protein with a healthy dose of quinoa added to the mix.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Make Hanukkah gift bags with your child this holiday season. These Hanukkah gift bags are great for passing out gelt to teachers and friends.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

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.

Bake these delicious Crisco Cookies with your child this holiday season to give as gifts to friends and family.

This St. Patrick's Day have your little mischief-maker create a simple leprechaun disguise that's sure to inspire a some good-hearted giggling.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

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!

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

In this inspiring activity, children create and perform their very own Reader’s Theater about helping the planet!

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Build a 3d animal cell model with this cool science fair project, which helps kids visualize and understand the function of a cell's parts and organelles.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.