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This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Kids will love painting shapes of objects in a still life while using strong colors showing highlights and shadows.

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!

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Create your very own adorable reindeer to keep you company throughout the holiday season.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Turkey cupcakes are quirky fowl-themed desserts that bring extra cheer to your Thanksgiving meal. Make turkey cupcakes that your kids will want to gobble up.

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

Hanukkah gelt is a festive treat for the Festival of Lights. Make this Hanukkah gelt even more special with chocolate-dipped apricots.

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader or second-grader using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

How often do we eat with awareness and really taste our food and think about where the food came from? Mindful eating is a great way to practice mindfulness infused with gratitude and appreciation for our food.

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

Show your kindergartener how to count to 100 by tens, and he'll get an adorable cheerio necklace in the process!

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

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.

With a few basic art supplies and a little imagination, you can repurpose empty oatmeal containers into a one-of-a-kind Father's Day cookie jar.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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.

Big bags hold a lot of candy, but they're hard to tote around. Have your kid construct a candy corn candy holder perfect for carrying a few lightweight treats.

This turkey hand activity will help your child practice patterns and number recognition, key concepts that she'll encounter throughout your child's academic career.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Winter is a great time to build a friendly snowman! Turn regular modeling clay into a glittery snowy surprise.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

Help your child observe Veterans Day by having him create a paper chain American flag; it's a fun and crafty way to show your patriotism.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity