This science fair project idea observes products available in the school cafeteria and waste produced by these products.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Dress up a plain old pen with this pretty craft that's great for back-to-school time.

Your kindergartener will learn basic math concepts and create a beautiful keepsake with this African flag reference book.

Get kids excited about gathering their school supplies by teaching them how to make their own writing supplies!

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

This school year, have your child decorate his very own clip board and watch him do his homework in style!

Creepy, crawly, spooky and even kind of cute! This spider loves school supplies and will do a great job guarding them.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting and spelling your way to a "$1.00" word in this 3rd grade math and reading game.

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

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

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

Give your emerging writer a better feel for terminal punctuation with this activity that will have her mix up punctuation marks in a favorite childhood book.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

Improve your child's memory, focus, and concentration with this outdoor group memory game. For 4th grade, 5th grade, and middle school age children.

This is the perfect recycling project for back to school! Your child will put all those extra paper bags to good use and assemble her own personal notepad.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Who wants to take a boring paper bag to school -- just to throw away as soon as the bell rings -- when you can create a reusable lunch bag out of fleece?

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.

Here's a guide to help you design a challenging pool obstacle course for your elementary school children with ordinary pool toys and household objects.