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In this activity, your child will learn the benefits of positive thinking. They will write positive statements about themselves and create a gratitude board.

Your child will boost her gross motor skills as she has fun playing with your easy-to-make and totally safe dart board and dart balls.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

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

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Whether it's a bag lunch, goody bag, or used to decorate a table, this cute little fox bag is sure to make your kid smile.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

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.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.