Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Who wants to take a boring paper bag to school -- just to throw away as soon as the bell rings -- when you can create a reusable lunch bag out of fleece?

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

Your child can add bling to her bike with bicycle basket decorations, making her bike a stylish ride!

Turn sweet treats into miniature masterpieces with this candy melting activity!

Your fourth grader will improve her hand-eye coordination making catnip mice, and you'll finally have a use for all those mate-less socks in the laundry room!

Explore measurement with your second grader and make this terrific holiday craft.

Children learn about mindfulness tools that may support them to manage their emotions. Then they will create their own video to teach others these same mindfulness tools.

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Upcycle an old dress shirt into artsy bow with just a few simple sewing techniques.

Boost your child's listening, verbal and teamwork skills with this unique trust game in which one player guides another through a maze using only words.

Find the area in this fun math card game. You'll help your child start thinking in terms of units as you create shapes out of playing cards.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Give your smart second grader a rich challenge with this activity that combines graphing practice with money!

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Help your child apply his math skills the next time you cook a family meal similar to one you'd buy at a restaurant.

In this activity, your child will learn about the different parts of the brain and how mindfulness can build connections of calm.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Physical touch through tapping and hugging can be a wonderful way to regulate emotions. In this social emotional learning activity, your child will explore the power of tapping or hugging to help them calm down and relieve feelings of stress or anxiety.

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Thanksgiving is a time to be with loved ones. It's also a time to chow down! Need help in the kitchen? There's no better helper than an avid fourth grader.

These homemade Valentine's Day cards offer a heartfelt greeting for a special friend. Our homemade Valentine's Day cards feature hearts and a funny message.

If you love the look of yarn but aren't in the mood for complicated knitting or crocheting, have your child create simple and beautiful yarn letters.

Your kindergartener will learn basic math concepts and create a beautiful keepsake with this African flag reference book.

Based upon traditional Indonesian Wayang puppets; kids will make their very own puppet in this activity, with movable arms that can be operated with sticks.

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

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.