Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

This hybrid indoor/outdoor craft results in a pretty handmade piece of jewelry thatâs easy on the eyes and the wallet!

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Here's a fun art activity that combines measurement and design with drawing and painting. Kids tell their own special story as they create a story quilt.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

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.

This craft, a perfect pre-bedtime activity for a first sleepover, helps build up a ton of useful skills, like geometry, measurement, and basic sewing skills.

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

Confetti wands add some colorful cheer to your New Year's Eve celebration. Wave these confetti wands at midnight and watch the colors fly.

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

This Sephardic meat pie features ground beef, mashed potato, onions, and spices simmered in a hearty gravy and then baked in matzoh crust.

Make a beautiful nature silhouette to remember a family walk in the park or a camping trip with friends.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Make a yarmulke for your teddy bear and celebrate The Festival of Lights with this fun craft project.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Help your kid celebrate Valentine's Day and keep up with her homework with this butterfly pencil craft!

Here's a salt dough recipe that can be used to make ghostly character sticks for fun Halloween decor.

Make these lasting felt hearts and fill them with a sweet smelling combination of rice and spices to keep the Valentine spirit alive all year long.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

This felt cookies craft is a great way to introduce an older kid to a needle and thread, and will make great toys for younger siblings once theyâre done.

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Coil your daughter's two favorite colors into a wearable pendant with just a few scraps of felt!

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

each some early sewing skills with this cute felt egg project that can be reused as a silly gift, a toy for younger siblings, or a doll accessory.

Construct a card castle fit for a king! Treat your royal "face" cards (the kings, queens, and jacks) to the cool castle they deserve.