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This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

Here's a hands-on activity that helps your child understand the concept of "circumference."

Here's an adverb acting game that will have your child hungrily, unceasingly, enthusiastically learning!

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

In this activity, your child will practice taking on the perspective of others and will generate ideas for conflict resolution at home.

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

Everyone needs to stay warm during the cold winter months, including your cup of cocoa! This mug cozy will do the trick.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Show your love of nature with this pretty vase made with vines. It will be perfect for holding a floral bouquet!

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

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Want a word game to play? How about just a fun way to spend the afternoon? Get creative thinking going and have fun with vocabulary!

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

Keep your clever kid occupied with this tricky grille cipher.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

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

Here's a black fuzzy spider that's sure to cause a silly fright! This eight-legged creepy crawler is sure to surprise anyone looking for a treat.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.