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Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

This activity teaches your third grader how to make a paper cut-out still life, in true Matisse-style.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Make counting coins make "cents" to your second grader while giving her the chance to practice her math skills by playing this fun game with her.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Did you know that witches are a very popular Halloween costume? This October the 31st, your child will learn how to create their very own decorative witch hat.

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!