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.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

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 youngster to this Japanese version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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.

Make lucky bracelets with lentils and black eyed peas for a New Years art project to remember all year!

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?

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

Fizzy drinks are fun and festive for kids during holidays. Make a batch of fizzy drinks with your child this New Year's Eve.

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!

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

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

Confetti wands add some colorful cheer to your New Year's Eve celebration. Wave these confetti wands at midnight and watch the colors fly.

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

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

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.