Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

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

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

This Fourth of July, create some explosive colors on black paper for fun Fourth of July decorations!

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Your child can use watercolors to paint butterflise and to practice the "wet into wet" technique, an important step in art.

Encourage your child to create a tribute to their past, and explore future dreams and goals with this narrative assemblage.

What lives in the darkest, deepest waters of the ocean? Let your child's imagination go vividly wild while creating brilliant fish using their fingerprints!

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

Patterns come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. As your child alters one element and then another they'll create a unique piece of artwork.

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