Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

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

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Help your child create an adorable -- or gruesome -- miniature pumpkin candle holder that will shed some tiny pools of light on your dining table or counter.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

Make sure your child is prepared for Halloween by having him create a stamp-printing that says: "Trick or treat? Smell my feet!"

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.

Here's a Father's Day gift that won't break the bank. With a touch of fabric paint, transform plain cotton t-shirts into original matching Dad and kid tops.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child the helpful strategy of adding quickly to 10 in this fun and easy-to-make card game!

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Covered in patterns and reflective texture, this paper purse is sure to stand out!

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

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.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

This witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!