Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

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

Will increasing the amount of salt in water effect how slow or fast the water freezes?

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Turkey cupcakes are quirky fowl-themed desserts that bring extra cheer to your Thanksgiving meal. Make turkey cupcakes that your kids will want to gobble up.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

Make a clever egg pop-up card for Easter that hides a special surprise: open the flaps, and out pops a fluffy baby chick!

Having some dancing skeletons hanging around the house is great way to prepare for All Hallows' Eve. This is a great activity for honing fine motor skills.

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

Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.

Cheer on your home team with a savory snack shaped just like a real football!

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

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

Cook Halloween pasta on All Hallows' Eve. This green pasta with toothy almonds is a super scary and tasty dinner for trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

Your child will be cheering for 8s and 9s as she tries to create a larger number than her competitors. Whoever ends up with the largest number wins!

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.