Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

An easy afternoon craft, this reusable heating compress is just the thing for warming cold limbs on chilly winter days.

Here's a striking barrette to make for the holidays, and enjoy for years to come!

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Being sick stinks! Help make being achy a little easier by helping your child craft a comforting hot water bottle doll out of fabric, googly eyes, and ribbon.

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.

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

Make a festive holiday garland with your preschooler or kindergartener to practice making patterns with household items! This activity is a decorating classic.

Your child can count down the days until Christmas while giving Santa's beard a trim. This adorable project bolsters counting and number recognition skills.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Does your child still want to play in the snow, even after he has to come inside? In this activity you'll build a snowman indoors!

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

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!

This reindeer hat is cute and festive for your child during the holiday season. Make a reindeer hat this Christmas with your child.

In this activity, your kid will cut rectangles, circles and triangles to create a portrait of the jolliest man of them all: Santa Claus!

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

Everyone needs to stay warm during the cold winter months, including your cup of cocoa! This mug cozy will do the trick.

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

Your child will jump at the chance to get messy (under adult supervision, of course) with this project and create some unique home decor that really shines!

This marshmallow snowman craft is a festive way for your child to practice counting and art. Make a marshmallow snowman with your child this holiday season.

Bring some winter fun into your home while your child practices her number matching skills with this adorable snowman math game.

A twist on the gingerbread house, this train is made with graham crackers, icing, and candy decorations. A great 2nd-3rd grade holiday arts and crafts activity.

These 3-D snow globe cookies look amazing on any table and will gets kids excited about the upcoming holiday season!

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.

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

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.

This pair of ice skates won't get you very far on ice, but they'll still dazzle during the coldest season of the year.