Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your kindergartner or first grader using paper plates and card stock to make "word sliders."

For kindergarten "concrete" thinkers, water is water...and soil is soil. But then there's the important scientific principle that plants need water, and the water must stay somewhere! Here's a kindergarten experiment to explore that issue using simple household items.

Where does our water come from? Most kids might say it's from the tap, but we actually use wells to get our water. And how do wells work? In this activity, help your kindergartener answer that question by constructing your own miniature well!

Everyone knows that if you have puzzles in the house, sometimes extra pieces show up. So what can you do with those extra pieces? Create a beautiful frame and help your kindergartner practice her pattern skills at the same time!

Does your child long to be the next Captain Hook? This great craft activity will provide an invaluable accessory for any costume box: a pirate hook!

The idea that little magical creatures inhabit our world fascinates children. And what better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Here's a craft project that uses household items to create a snazzy spider hat for Halloween.

Want to help your child write the alphabet beautifully? Painting is one of the best things you can have her do to improve her small motor skills. Let the creativity flow with this activity that uses lots of brush strokes, along with some color mixing science, and even some art history.

Kindergartners spend a lot of time working in groups, so it's important that they learn to identify different moods and feelings. Create this color-coded "mood meter" and help your child read her moods... and yours!