Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

These homemade Valentine's Day cards offer a heartfelt greeting for a special friend. Our homemade Valentine's Day cards feature hearts and a funny message.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Can your third grader catch a leprechaun using a homemade trap? Help her entice these folkloric Irish fairies with gold coins that they simply can't resist.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Bake a delicious cherry pie in remembrance of one of country's most famous presidents -- George Washington!

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Spiders may be creepy, crawly and sometimes frightening, but not this little fella. He's fun to make and sure will cause a lot of giggling!

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

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

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.