Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

Orchestrate a Cupid's arrow tossing game among your child and his friends. This fun game cultivates important motor skills and hand-eye coordination, too.

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

Use this snowman ornament to invite Frosty the Snowman into your house this holiday season. Make an adorable snowman ornament with your child this winter.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

Make a friendship bracelet with your child this Mother's Day or the next time they are looking for a fun project to do!

Back-to-back breathing is a great way to practice self-calming while also creating connection and developing trust.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

Your child will need to combine his sporty hand-eye coordination skills with his math skills to become the bullseye king.

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.

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

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

This fun project will showcase spring's freshest flowers and help your child contribute to the Passover Seder.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

This science fair project idea studies which kind of rock (sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic) is most damaged by frozen water.

This blanched broccoli salad is dressed up with kid-friendly ingredients like dried cherries and crowd-pleasing bacon.

Reinforce your child’s foundational math skills while creating small works of seasonal art with this creative Halloween rock painting activity!

In this activity, your child will hear a story and practice mindful breathing. They will paint a picture that reminds them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their puppy mind.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

This simple way to help your child understand story problems begins as a quick activity and turns into a study tool for years to come!

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

Indulge in an American classic with a twist and seize the opportunity to cook with your child, helping her build those math and social studies skills.

Hanukkah stamps help you decorate anything from cards to gifts to wrapping paper. Make your own Hanukkah stamps out of potatoes.