By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Celebrate the blooming season with your kid by showing him how to make a magical spring mosaic out of all natural materials!

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Your child will "catch" snowballs with each correct math equation she can answer correctly. If she solves a problem correctly, she gets to keep the snowballs.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.