First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.

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!

A Valentine's Day pop-up card is the perfect way to show your love on February 14th. Get creative with a fun 3-D paper art project.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Put together a pine forest to help you count down the days until Christmas with your little one.

Picnic getting boring? Here's a fun game that gets the kids moving around, and doing a little addition while they're at it.

One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Are you in need of a little extra luck? Try making a lucky amulet!

Create a little magic with this special craft that transforms a regular paper tree into a Valentine masterpiece.

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

Hone fine motor skills by having your kid create a jack-o'-lantern fiber arts project. They'll lace sheets of paper together to create a 3-D stuffed pumpkin.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

Cookie, snow globe or puzzle? This holiday cookie is all three! Celebrate the holidays with this puzzle cookie, a crafty twist on a delicious dessert.

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

Homophones are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.

This gumbo recipe is a yummy way to celebrate Black History Month, and get a little practice in measurement.

Try this kindergarten arts and crafts activity and sneak in a little extra nutrition this holiday season: make a mashed potato snowman sculpture!

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

Make a special card with a surprise that jumps out! Simple and inexpensive, it's a snap for little hands to make.

Have a little fun playing with food this Thanksgiving, and a silly harvest holiday potato with your child!

Assist your kindergartener in constructing his own shy little magic turtle out of just a plastic cup, tube sock, and wooden dowel.

Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in kindergarten math, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!

Cook up some spooky ghost toast for all your little ghouls and goblins this Halloween!

Let your curious kindergartener experiment with this tasty combo as you sneak a little compare and contrasting practice into the mix