Read tips on paying back student loans in a timely matter -- without going broke.

Construct gongs, tambourines, marimbas, and chimes with these instructions.

You can make different types of rattles -- meant for children of all ages -- with these easy ideas.

You and your child will have fun building a terrarium, with help from this step-by-step guide.

Make springtime last all year long with pressed flowers. You and your kids will have fun collecting and pressing them.

Consult this list of essential tools before starting any project that uses wood.

Learn how to make the transition after college graduation, without feeling overwhelmed.

Here are some nontraditional ways you can save for your child's college education.

College education for your children is a heavy but necessary expense. If you start saving sooner rather than later, you'll be in better financial shape when your child is ready to start college.

Learn about the history of the African-American practice of creating new names.

Learn how to help your child with homework and school assignments.

Place an object in a bag and ask your child to guess what the object is by feeling the bag.

Experiment with static electricity so that you can explain to your child how and why it works.

This activity can be done inside or outside. Concentrate on listening to all the sounds around you.

Have your child draw her body parts where they belong on an outline of her body

Make the necessary arrangements to have your child accompany or visit a working adult one morning.

Think of ways that you and your child can dance with scarves: for example, making large circles and zigzags, leaping over the scarves, wrapping up in them and then unwinding.

Have fun and get some exercise. Get everyone involved in this group dance!