This twist on classic mashed potatoes includes parsnips, a root vegetable with a sweet flavor your kids will love.

A St. Patrick's Day staple, corned beef and cabbage is a delicious way to celebrate the holiday and introduce your fourth grader to the kitchen.

This year for Valentine's Day, you and your child can bake up a batch of classic red velvet cupcakes and learn more about the history of this vintage treat.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Stir up some friendly competition with this tabletop bow and arrow craft!

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

This quick and easy pasta dish is loaded with sweet grape tomatoes and vitamin-packed red pepper pesto.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Ready for a game that's mostly about strategy with a little luck thrown in for good measure? Make math fact practice exciting and start rolling the dice!

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

Can you plant the insect-attracting borage plant to increase the amount of beneficial insects in your garden? Find out in this experiment!

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

Create a chunky, textured, tactile giraffe collage that is cute enough to pet! This is a great way to recycle old arts and crafts materials.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

This zombie cake will give your Halloween enthusiast an excuse to lurch and limp around the kitchen. Share this zombie cake with friends and the undead.

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

Your fourth grader will gain valuable fraction practice as he mixes up a savory spice rub for your family's barbeque master!

Here's a fun family activity: have your child make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!

Based upon traditional Indonesian Wayang puppets; kids will make their very own puppet in this activity, with movable arms that can be operated with sticks.

For some good "green" fun, pull out your blender. A spinach smoothie?! You better believe it! And kids will not only slurp it up, they"ll beg for seconds.

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

This science fair idea project identifies the active ingredients in soap and experiments with the properties of soap.

This science fair project idea researches the definition of ‘biodegradable’ and explores this in a real-life setting.

This science fair experiment idea's objective is to understand the general concept of an acid and a base.