When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

A riff on the classic board game, St. Patrick's Day Snakes and Ladders is a fun game the whole family can enjoy.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

Make a family tree with your child to teach him about his personal history. Make a family tree with this tutorial, and teach your kid about his family history.

This footwear-focused activity introduces fractions as part of a set and it's the perfect way to generate excitement about fraction concepts.

Give your kindergartener an outlet to articulate his thoughts about going to school for the first time by setting aside time to help him write in his journal.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

This fun art activity will get your child's creative juices flowing and will teach her about shapes, pattern and texture along the way.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.