Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

Celebrate the sweeter side of the holidays with this charming mouse ornament!

Help your child practice her counting as she makes this fun and festive holiday decoration!

These homemade thumbprint cards are as personalized as it gets, and your child will love using his prints to make holiday magic!

Photo coasters are a lot of fun, and this tutorial helps you make a unique set of low-cost photo coasters. Craft some photo coasters with your child.

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

Even if sweet potatoes aren't your kid's favorite, try topping them with fluffy marshmallows -- it will be tough to find a child who can resist!

These pretzel reindeer cookies are a great holiday recipe for kids to make. Rudolph and the whole gang agree!

This year, ditch the boxed caramel corn and spend some quality time in the kitchen making your own!

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Your fourth grader can have fun and get creative this winter by creating a colorful winter weather collage.

Get in the spirit of Christmas by creating Santa's favorite helpers, the elves!

Your little one can welcome the reindeer with an adorable reindeer portrait all while learning the difference between small, medium and large.

Cut out lots of geometric snowflakes and use them for creating colorful snowflake prints perfect for decorating any home this winter season!

Make lunch or afternoon snack more memorable your preschooler or pre-kindergartener with these sweet snowflakes snacks.

This candle centerpiece will add a special holiday glow to your dinner table. Make a candle centerpiece with your child this holiday season.

Baking holiday gingerbread men has ever been more educational! Your kindergartener will work on fine motor skills, logic, and counting in this cookie activity.

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

Explore your kitchen and create a delicious holiday fudge that your child can share with friends and family!

Find yourself waffling when your kid asks for a new winter craft? Try your hand at this textured snowman art project for a new twist on painting.

Practice third and fourth grade measurement skills and make a practical holiday gift in the process!

Make a one-of-a-kind necklace this holiday season with this Christmas bead craft that will warm the heart of whoever receives it!

Looking for an elegant cookie that won't give you a sugar rush? This traditional Italian biscotti cookie is twice baked, making it twice as good!

Let your child be the king or queen of Mardi Gras by making his own shiny and spectacular Mardi Gras crown.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Help your kindergartener recognize the signs of the season with a winter scavenger hunt.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Let your child lend a helping hand while decorating the Christmas tree this year! This festive activity doubles as a lesson focusing on the number five.