Use the grocery store as a means for comparison shopping. See if your child can devise inexpensive meals based on sale items.

Pretend that your family is going to move. What are all the factors that must be considered? What can you do with all the data?

Are you wondering what to do with those stained clothes? Are there shirts that just need a button? Your child can be involved in this decision making process.

Search ads with your child to see what items are on sale at the grocery store. What foods could be combined into a healthy and cheap alternative. Recipe for Chex Mix included.

Don't people love to root for their favorite sports teams? Build this same camaraderie and family spirit by encouraging relatives to select community projects.

Stress can affect your child more than you realize. Take time to discuss feelings and how to cope with situations.

Let your child talk to all different levels in an organization from the ground up.

Jump in and join the fun. Make containers to sort the items for recycling. Talk about what things can and cannot be recycled. Construct a flowchart the follows the bottle from beginning to end.

Think of ways to volunteer and spread the spirit of cooperation throughout your community.

Are you in the mood for a puzzle? You can make your own at this website. Other suggestions include using information from the family tree to develop crossword puzzles or word searches.

Has your child heard of e-coli bacteria? What are some common practices that children need to be taught to avoid?

Build skills in math and language by estimating numbers of relatives or the cost of food and learning how to write invitations. Practice speaking politely to elders!

Use family photos as a motivator for speaking and writing activities!

Why are there phases of the Moon? Start sketching the changes...

Act out real life situations that happened at work. Let your children and their friends practice scenes that work out and those that backfire!

Curious children wonder about salary ranges. Use their interest to improve estimation and research skills on the Internet.

Compare the more expensive name brands to the generic varieties available. Keep a chart of the cost differences. Estimate how much it might save in a week, a month, or several months.

Use this real world opportunity to plan the amount of space, the type of seeds, the cost of the production, etc. with your child. Enjoy the "fruits" of your labor!

Give your child an opportunity to interview relatives and community members.

It's time to have a heart to heart talk about issues that could make a life and death difference.

Family recipes have been handed down through generations. Is there any way you and your child can alter the recipes to make them healthier?

Did you ever notice that most of your family members have brown eyes? Is your child asking why? Check it out!

Guess the cost for one week of school lunches. Then compare the cost of putting together your favorite brown bag varieties. What did you find out?

Use situations in the family as a stepping stone to solving real world problems.

Help your child examine problems in the workplace and possible solutions.