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.

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

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

This paper alternative to tie-dye is faster, easier, and (slightly) less messy, only requiring paper, white crayons, and a little imagination.

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

Explore griffins, dragons, and other medieval mythical beasts through sculpture by making your own bas relief beast out of modeling clay.

Capture your beach memories—not with a photograph, but with a beach mosaic made from that classic beach souvenir, the shell.

Spice up your everyday vase with this fun craft adding colorful layers of beans to a regular vase. The beans add beauty and function, helping prop up flowers.

Light up your home with this lightning bug craft that will keep glowing even after summer's gone!

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Inspired by colorful African drums and crafted from recyclable materials, these pencil holders will make a bold and charming addition to any desk set.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

Create a world of bugs with your kid! This variation on finger painting is a great project to create after a trip to the zoo or while learning about science.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

This science fair project idea researches how your choice of clothing affect how hot or cool you feel during the day.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Help your child's backpack stand out from the crowd by attaching trinkets or decorations that are as one of a kind as she is.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

This science project lets students explore the number of spots on a ladybird and how to treat ladybugs with respect.

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.