This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

Let your first grader get inspired by the fiery fall colors outside his window by creating a beautiful handprint tree!

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Make vibrant faux stained glass art inspired by the art of Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter who explored repeating shapes using the primary colors.

This fun and easy activity encourages the skill of overlapping objects, while your child gets to draw his own farm and color in clip art farm animals!

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

No matter the occasion, this flag craft is the perfect way for you child to proudly display her love of the red, white and blue!

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Help your child sleep easy with this gorgeous paper plate dream catcher.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

Your child will "build" a snowman and lace her way around the paper plates, boosting her manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

What lives in the darkest, deepest waters of the ocean? Let your child's imagination go vividly wild while creating brilliant fish using their fingerprints!

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

Check out this cool science fair project idea that models the behavior of the cold desert plants: xerophytes and halophytes.

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

This fun first grade activity will make your child love vegetables (well, racing them anyway). Build a racecar from a zucchini and challenge the whole family!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Make counting coins make "cents" to your second grader while giving her the chance to practice her math skills by playing this fun game with her.

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

This paper plate craft is simple and adorable. What's more, it's the perfect holiday activity for kids eager for Christmas celebrations.