Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Find sums of 10 in this fun first-grade math card game that helps kids build addition skills. Help your child use critical thinking skills to find the sums.

Satisfy your child's love of the game with a paper project starring his favorite pigskin!

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Turn leftover puzzle pieces into a one-of-a-kind necklace that's sure to brighten any outfit.

Have a little fun playing with food this Thanksgiving, and a silly harvest holiday potato with your child!

Tissue Valentine's hearts make great decorations and help your child work out those all-important fine motor skills.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

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.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Why wait for the Easter bunny to arrive when your child can become a bunny herself? Creating a bunny mask is the perfect way to celebrate Easter.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Here's a salt dough recipe that can be used to make ghostly character sticks for fun Halloween decor.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

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.

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

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Your child can learn more about Vincent van Gogh's influential style of painting by creating an homage to Starry Night, one his most beloved paintings.

These DIY coasters are an easy-peasy, activity for small hands to manage, and a good way to get ready for summer, when cold drinks abound.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!