Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.