Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

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

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Satisfy your child's love of the game with a paper project starring his favorite pigskin!

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Your kid will have the coolest lunch around when he creates this owl's head lunch bag topper. Celebrate the arrival of fall with this rustic-inspired craft.

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

This nature craft is a great way for your child to learn about the fall season and make a festive decoration to display in your home.

Challenge your kid's creativity with a fun fall art project that features you as the collaborator.

Make quick sweet and salty walnuts, a delicious addition to fall salads and fruit and nut plates, or a simple afternoon snack.

Celebrate the season with a fall centerpiece art project your child can display for the whole family!

Decorate your porch or backyard with this unique fall craft!

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

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! 

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.