Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

Make clothing battles a thing of the past by allowing your second grader to design his own dress-up shirt out of an ultra-comfy t-shirt for New Year's.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

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.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Every day can be Chinese New Year with a dancing dragon that your child can make at home.

Take the classic game to a new level, by including super fun directions inside the chalk-drawn boxes.

Sure, your kid may already be a Picasso with a paintbrush, but even fancy artists need a new challenge.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

This colorful garland can be strung across a fireplace and remind you of your blessings well into the new year.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers in this first grade math game. Practice addition in a new, fun way!

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Don't shell out the money for a new pair of kicks! Help your second grader add some charm to her shoelaces with fabric dye.

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

In this pretend play activity, your child will get to design a custom superhero utility belt and invent a new superhero to go with it!

Celebrate the new year by making a memory book with your child! You'll reinforce time and calendar concepts and you'll get to reminisce about the past year.

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

Tell the Purim story in a new way: By making a set of puppets out of an old deck of cards!

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills they're learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.