Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

Does your child love Roly, the orange cat from our Brainzy games? Create the perfect dress-up costume and bring your child’s dreams to life!

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 make her own at home with a little paint and her own foot. Make a whole colony!

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

This season, your child will make his very own candy cane decoration. He can make a bunch and put them all around your home!

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.

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.

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

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

Instead of giving friends and family a store bought fruitcake you can make your own this year with your favorite ingredients!

Is your kindergartener having trouble picking outfits for the rapidly cooling weather? This handy dressing wheel makes getting ready a breeze!

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Your child can create a special winter headband with the help of some white felt and a length of silver ribbon.

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

Wake up and create a fun, healthy snowman with your learner! As a family, create a snowman on your plate with yogurt, add some snowman accessories, and design a snowy environment.

Get your preschooler ready for kindergarten by helping them learn numbers 1-10 with homemade snowflake counting cards in this arts and crafts activity.

3-D Christmas tree cookies look impressive but are an easy holiday recipe that kids can make. These sugar cookies stand up on their own!

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

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.

Send big holiday love on a small budget by sending these "Elf Tickets" this year...and give your child some writing practice in the bargain.

Here's a green arts and crafts activity that will get your preteen into the holiday spirit: transform an old magazine into a miniature Christmas tree!

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!

Your child can create his very own pine forest covered in snow and learn some forest vocabulary too!

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

Fresh kale and coconut milk come together in this a fragrant dish that makes a great vegetable side or light main course.

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

Make a Christmas countdown calendar to get your child excited about the coming holiday. This Christmas countdown calendar helps you make holiday memories.

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.

This simple illuminaria can be made for any season or holiday. It's so fun that parents and kids alike will enjoy making a new one for each special holiday!