Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Here's a super fun game to get in some place value practice with your child!

Your child will be cheering for 8s and 9s as she tries to create a larger number than her competitors. Whoever ends up with the largest number wins!

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

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.

In this matching activity, your kid will match the clock faces representing analog time with the numeric readings representing digital time.

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Have a kid who loves to bead, but can't seem to keep them all in one place? Use those loose beads to craft a decorative wind chime.

Brighten up the life lessons with a colorful and fun reward jar!

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will write loving kindness notes to place around the home to serve as a reminder (for themselves and others) to see the goodness within themselves.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

This healthy chicken salad is spiced up with a dash of fragrant curry.

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

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Make this door curtain to brighten up your home and learn colors and patterns.

Save up your paper rolls to help your child create an upcycled craft that looks just like iron work!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

Turn up the heat this February with a melted crayon heart, a crafty and colorful decoration for Valentine's Day.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

Kids love physical comedy, and this activity has the potential of offering up a healthy dose (while also working on balance and dexterity.)