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

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

Children reflect on ways they have cared for themselves, others, and the Earth before building a garden to share beauty with others in their community.

Host a dog wash to raise money for yourself, for charity, or just for fun!

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

This science fair project idea explores whether it is easier to balance on a narrow ledge or on a rope.

This footwear-focused activity introduces fractions as part of a set and it's the perfect way to generate excitement about fraction concepts.

A riff on the classic board game, St. Patrick's Day Snakes and Ladders is a fun game the whole family can enjoy.

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

This science fair project idea observes products available in the school cafeteria and waste produced by these products.

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

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

This science fair idea examines hydrogel superabsorbent polymer crystals. They can absorb 500 times their weight in water. Can they absorb other liquids too?

In this fun science project, learn about what happens to cut fruit and experiment with how to stop apples from turning brown.

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.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.