In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

Your child will make her mark on the world with unique homemade ink stamps.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Explore form, space, and texture with your child this Valentine's Day by making a charming papier-mâché heart sculpture!

Prepare your child for winter with a fake igloo and a list of cozy and chilly vocabulary words.

These decorative vampire bat baskets make for the perfect Halloween party favors, and they're fun for you and your child to make!

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

If your first grader loves to play with her food, turn the messy habit into a clever arts and craft project.

These kid-friendly banana muffins are fun to make, and they pack in the protein with a healthy dose of quinoa added to the mix.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

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

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

You've got to try it to believe it! Making these sweet treats allows your second grader to practice with measurement and boost his motor skills.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Here are three healthy burger recipes your second grader can help you whip up for a summer barbecue!

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

Make math fun for your child by turning it into a game and challenging him to beat the calculator with this cool math race!