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

Use a chunk of Styrofoam and some golf tees to make a safe and quiet tool bench for the kids.

Spiders may be creepy, crawly and sometimes frightening, but not this little fella. He's fun to make and sure will cause a lot of giggling!

This handprint reindeer adds some whimsy to your Christmas decorations. Make a handprint reindeer with your child out of paper and pom poms.

This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.

Create a chunky, textured, tactile giraffe collage that is cute enough to pet! This is a great way to recycle old arts and crafts materials.

Help your preschooler make an alternative to carrying messy sidewalk chalk in hand: a helpful, handmade sidewalk chalk caddy.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

Work on finding means and medians in this fifth grade math card game.

While you whip up mashed potatoes for your next dinner party, your first grader and friends can stay occupied by crafting their own silly spud characters.

Children will learn about diversity, hear a story that reflects appreciation and acceptance of differences, and connect with a pen pal in another country through writing and drawing a letter.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

A great recipe for a Cinco de Mayo party or any fiesta, any time of the year!

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

In this activity your little one will throw a beanbag at a numbered target to help improve their number recognition skills.

Do this fun activity that uses stickers to help your kindergartener with counting, basic addition, and one-to-one correspondence.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

Have your child make a holiday scarf with inexpensive materials, no sewing required!

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Made to humorously resemble reindeer droppings, these simple to make and yummy to eat holiday desserts are destined to become a family favorite.

Is your fifth grader trying overnight camp this summer? If so, prepare your child for writing a letter home with this activity!

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

In this preschool counting game, kids learn to count with their fingers, but without their eyes!