Showing Results for down by the bay

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

In this activity, your child will practice mindfulness, choose one thing to do in which they can slow down, and reflect on this experience. You can even try slowing down together!

Practice subtraction with your second grader in this fun dice game. Math concepts have never been more fun!

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

Need to cool down on a hot summer night? This gazpacho recipe does the trick.

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

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.

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Create a personalized gift bag by turning a plain brown paper lunch bag into a custom-designed costume or shirt.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

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.

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!

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

Make a creative Father's Day art card to celebrate your family's beloved guy!

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

In this activity, kids will create a peace corner in their bedroom or home and reflect on ways they may use their peace corner through drawing and discussion.

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!