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Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Here's a first grade arts and crafts activity: make pop-up puppets using a plastic cup, wooden dowel, and fabric. Put on a show once you're done!

No big beach party or a sudsy seafood feast should be without this bright, colorful tablecloth!

Decorated with glittery spiderwebs that sparkle like dew in the sun, these handmade note cards make great thank you cards or simply "thinking of you" cards.

Find sums of 10 in this fun first-grade math card game that helps kids build addition skills. Help your child use critical thinking skills to find the sums.

Have your child imitate the masters or create her own work of art with a bar of soap!

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

In this activity, your child will consider the meaning of "culture" and what comprises their family's culture. They will draw pictures of aspects of their family's culture, then choose an aspect of it to explore further.

In this activity, children create rising foam as they reflect on the many ways they have grown over the past months and learn how a "beginner's mind" is helpful.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Make counting coins make "cents" to your second grader while giving her the chance to practice her math skills by playing this fun game with her.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Add a flourish of flowers to your dining table with simple and creative sponge art!

Get active at home by pretending to be different animals! Use this fun and engaging activity to move your body, get silly, and practice gross motor skills.

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

This cut-out craft makes an elegant Mother's Day gift.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

Explore measurement with your second grader and make this terrific holiday craft.

Does your child still want to play in the snow, even after he has to come inside? In this activity you'll build a snowman indoors!

Looking for a cool game to help your first grader learn her 11s? Look no further than this clever one-person card game.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Ringing a quiet bell is also a great way to support focus and bring kids into the present moment so they can be aware of what they are experiencing inside.

Your child will enjoy making this Easter decoration that honors the chicken. After all, chickens are the ones that actually make the Easter eggs!

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

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.