This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Make some beautiful and unique candles to light your home.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

This fun and easy quiz show game will help your fifth grader memorize and study vocabulary from their math, science, social studies, and language arts classes!

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

Practice third and fourth grade measurement skills and make a practical holiday gift in the process!

Help your fourth grade scientist practice measurement, and make a scrumptious, healthy summer cheesecake in the process!

What is biodiversity? Kids will study different areas of their backyards to see which is the most diverse to learn about biodiversity and random sampling.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

Make environmentally friendly, chemical-free toothpaste using one of the most common, inexpensive pantry staples in the American kitchen: baking soda.

This easy apple cider adds cinnamon candies to give it a spicy kick for Valentine's Day.

Spice up a traditional watercolor painting project with magazine cutout letters that spell out your favorite poem.

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

Learn how to demagnetize a magnet and how physics can explain this phenomenon with this enlightening science fair project.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.