Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Invite your child to partake in an eco-friendly craft by weaving long twigs into a useful kitchen stand for hot pots and pans.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

Make these lasting felt hearts and fill them with a sweet smelling combination of rice and spices to keep the Valentine spirit alive all year long.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Fireworks are such an exciting part of part of summer festivities, but it's sad when the show is over. Keep them alive all year long with watercolor fireworks.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

This science fair project idea explores substances that cause a bubble to last longer.

Make a paper floral bouquet for Mother's Day that looks as beautiful as real flowers and will last much longer!

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

This is the perfect way to send a love note to your favorite Valentine! Your child can decorate a crepe paper bag for a secret message.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Celebrate our founding fathers and the parchment they wrote on with this DIY scroll project.

Is your princess missing a crown? Look no further: grab a few sparkly pipe cleaners and twist for a crown that's half jewelry, half sculpture, and 100% shine.

Turn the marks on the wall into art! Create fingerpaint flamingos, herons and ostriches with this fun craft for kids.

These adorable felt orange slices are cute as can be and couldn’t be easier to make.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

Make this cute Rudolph holiday card holder so you can keep track of them and share them with the world.

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

Bake a cupcake menorah for a fun twist on the Hanukkah candelabra. This menorah isn't merely tasty, it's also a pretty presentation for the Festival of Lights.