Being sick stinks! Help make being achy a little easier by helping your child craft a comforting hot water bottle doll out of fabric, googly eyes, and ribbon.

This craft, a perfect pre-bedtime activity for a first sleepover, helps build up a ton of useful skills, like geometry, measurement, and basic sewing skills.

Make this fluffy, fun feather pin as a unique fashion statement or a trendy gift for a lucky recipient.

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

Instead of heading to the mall to replace worn-out clothes, hold a crafting session by patching up the rips and tears with some stylishly-shaped patches.

Light up the sky with this lotus lantern, a perfect way to explore Buddha Day.

Make exercise fun for your child with this energetic fitness game that's a cross between a cake walk and musical chairs.

Ready for a game that's mostly about strategy with a little luck thrown in for good measure? Make math fact practice exciting and start rolling the dice!

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Quilling, a craft that has been around for centuries, is a beautiful way to create a unique card for Mother's Day, or any special occasion.

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.

Check out this fun and easy-to-play guessing game that will build your child's geometry vocabulary.

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

Pine cone centerpieces make for a festive and natural holiday decoration. Make a pine cone centerpiece to display on your table or mantelpiece.

Looking for hot weather fun? Cool the kids down with a homemade slip and slide! You can create your own water park atmosphere for just a few bucks.

Have a kid who loves to bead, but can't seem to keep them all in one place? Use those loose beads to craft a decorative wind chime.

Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? This mean, median, and mode game is the perfect way to reinforce these essential math concepts.

Want to reuse materials that would otherwise get tossed in the trash? Show your third grader how to get crafty with old newspaper and fabric.

In this matching activity, your kid will match the clock faces representing analog time with the numeric readings representing digital time.

Are you looking to entertain your child and a large group of their friends? Try out Chain Tag. The more players you have, the more fun the game becomes!

In celebration of National Peace Day on September 21st, your child can create a colorful peace collage, using magazine clippings and colorful pieces of paper.

Here's an interactive, fast-paced game that will make your fifth grader feel more comfortable with simple equations.

Want a word game to play? How about just a fun way to spend the afternoon? Get creative thinking going and have fun with vocabulary!

Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!

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.

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

Your third grader will strengthen her hand-eye coordination as she creates and plays her very own take-anywhere pinball game!

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.

Transform ordinary metal paper clips into wearable jewelry by adding beads and linking the clips together.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.