If your kid looks like she needs a break from homework or something to work on during commercials, show her how to make a necklace of paper beads!

Here's a game your child is sure to love playing with her friends: French Cricket. Just grab a baseball bat and a tennis ball, and you're set.

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

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.

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

Teach your fourth grader how to craft her own decorative felt eggs, a perfect way to symbolize spring and new beginnings!

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.

Tea time is a chance for a lesson in etiquette while she plays. Quality time to read a book and talk about good manners.

Play this fun basketball game to help your third grader master their multiplication tables.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

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

Part food craft, part witchcraft, this is a yummy delight your middle schooler will want to make à and eat!

Try a fun painting activity this Valentine's Day with your child. He can design abstract art and learn about color theory in an easy way!

Let your young chef whip up some cheer in the kitchen with these tasty and adorable chocolate trees snacks.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

Peppermint creams capture the minty taste of the holiday season. Make peppermint creams with your second grader for a sweet treat or homemade holiday gift.

Help your child learn healthy eating habits by transforming every kid's favorite food into a healthy, flavorful after-school snack.

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Want to help your child develop stronger numeracy skills and make your dice games even more fun? Try creating some googly-eyed funny dice.

This simple way to help your child understand story problems begins as a quick activity and turns into a study tool for years to come!

Young artists will combine two animals into one in this imaginative art-project-slash-game!

Mix eggs, milk, and flour just so, and you can create spectacular, gourmet popovers this Easter!

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

Celebrate spring by creating a cute crawly critter bag to fill with your favorite candy!

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.