Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

This fun and easy quiz show game will help your fifth grader memorize and study vocabulary from their math, science, social studies, and language arts classes!

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Keep your clever kid occupied with this tricky grille cipher.

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

Frisbee golf is a game that incorporates the rules of golf with the fun of frisbee. Here's how to get started with your child:

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

It's not always bad to think negatively -- step into the creative and unique world of negative space drawing!

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Make this delectable custard, meringue, and graham cracker pie will give your fifth grader practice with measurement and get him interested in the kitchen.

Let your fifth grader get in touch with this inner chef by making these delicious no-bake nanaimo bars--named after a city in Canada.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to reading and writing.

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

In this version of the classic card game, students will gain an understanding of equivalents and may not even realize it's a math review!

This blanched broccoli salad is dressed up with kid-friendly ingredients like dried cherries and crowd-pleasing bacon.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

In this activity, your child will explore techniques that support patience and learn to practice mindfulness when waiting.

Work on finding means and medians in this fifth grade math card game.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Spice up a traditional watercolor painting project with magazine cutout letters that spell out your favorite poem.

Here's a hands-on way to help your child understand how common fractions can be equivalent.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Get your child cooking with this easy side dish from the Bahamas.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

In this activity, your child will reflect on and write a story about a person who has embodied integrity and honesty in their life.