Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Baked rather than fried, these sweet potato fries are a healthier alternative to classic French fries.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Your child can turn cookie dough into a big pile of colorful painted fall leaves ready for eating!

This year, celebrate the season with a pumpkin wreath! Have your kid trace and cut patterns to create multiple pumpkin shapes from a single sheet of paper.

Arrange a cluster of glittering pumpkins on your dining table or use them as individual place cards to add a little sparkle to your next fall party.

This nature craft is a great way for your child to learn about the fall season and make a festive decoration to display in your home.

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

Air-drying clay gives your young artist the opportunity to make a simple bowl that mimics the beauty of an autumn leaf.

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

A package of memory wire and some beads are all that your artist needs to make a bracelet. The challenge will be to come up with a design inspired by autumn.

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.

Use this simple and versatile sauce in pasta, sandwiches, or atop baked chicken.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Celebrate the flavors of fall by making this sweet breakfast treat with your child. It beats the stuff from the box any day!

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

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.