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Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

Here's an arts and crafts activity to help your child put together his own "Back to School" scrapbook.

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.

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

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

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

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

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

There are a lot of ways to make decorative wreaths. This wreath uses cloth and egg carton flowers!

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Young scientists will investigate people's preferences for saltiness, and make some inferences about genetics and diet.

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

Homophones are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.