Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

Enlist your fifth grader's help in making homemade mistletoe. Every time someone passes under it, he will express appreciation to another family member!

In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!

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

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to start thinking about jobs she'd like to learn more about and might consider for her future career.

Illustrate the importance of bicycle safety in this simple 5th grade science experiment. All you need to start are an egg, a Styrofoam ball, and rubber bands.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

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:

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

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

Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

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

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

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

Make these homemade friendship pencils for a party or the beginning of school and have a stylish writing utensil that kids will love trading.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Your child can turn cookie dough into a big pile of colorful painted fall leaves ready for eating!

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

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

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.