Send big holiday love on a small budget by sending these "Elf Tickets" this year...and give your child some writing practice in the bargain.

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

Create a sun catcher using baby oil and construction paper in this science-experiment-meets-art-project!

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

Is your kindergartener having trouble picking outfits for the rapidly cooling weather? This handy dressing wheel makes getting ready a breeze!

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

Enjoy making these no bake cookies with the kids and teach them important lessons in early math skills.

Challenge your kindergartener to finding out if a coin toss is really fair by conducting this coin toss experiment.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

If your first grader loves to play with her food, turn the messy habit into a clever arts and craft project.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!