Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

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.

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

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

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.