Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

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

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Create a face of a person or animal on a small terra cotta flower pot and grow herbs or a flowered plant for their hair! As the herbs grow, the hair grows.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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

This reindeer hat is cute and festive for your child during the holiday season. Make a reindeer hat this Christmas with your child.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Fireworks are such an exciting part of part of summer festivities, but it's sad when the show is over. Keep them alive all year long with watercolor fireworks.

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

Delicious nachos are easy and fun to make any day of the week. Here's how to master this easy nacho recipe.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

Help your child work on her sewing skills by making one-of-a-kind luggage tags for everyone in the family.

Take a page from Art Nouveau master Gustav Klimt and compose a shining collage.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

This holiday season, don't forget the many delights of "cookie science"! Here's a confection we especially like.

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

In this activity, your child will learn the benefits of positive thinking. They will write positive statements about themselves and create a gratitude board.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Everyone loves homemade cookies, but have you ever thought about making the cookie cutters at home? Here's some instructions for making homemade cookie cutters.

Try this washi tape craft for Fatherâs Day, and combine cutting-edge crafting with technology for a colorful, useful gift for Dad.

This turkey hand activity will help your child practice patterns and number recognition, key concepts that she'll encounter throughout your child's academic career.

Teach your 2nd grader the value of recycling with this fun arts and crafts activity: make a DIY painted bookcase or set of shelves!