This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

It's easy to be a master Italian chef with this target practice game played with a pizza board constructed out of felt and Velcro bean bag "toppings."

Bake these delicious Crisco Cookies with your child this holiday season to give as gifts to friends and family.

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Transform a single sheet of card stock into a double-sided painting of opposites: on one side, a bright daytime landscape, on the other, a dusky evening scene.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

Try this kooky, spooky arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make gummy worm ice cubes!

This zany guessing game asks your first grader to tap into her deductive reasoning skills to guess an activity or object.

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

Sometimes a sandwich is just ho hum boring. Help your kid make lunch fun by threading her favorite ingredients on a skewer for a quick and easy sandwich kabob.

Our breath is supporting us all of the time, but sometimes we don't even know it! In this activity, your child will discuss how they feel when they focus on their breath and learn tools to help them feel calm and at ease.

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.

Make Mom a Queen For A Day crown for Mother's Day.

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your first grader by playing a pink crepe paper racing game inspired by Dr. Seuss's book "The Cat in the Hat Come Back."

Want to help your child develop stronger numeracy skills and make your dice games even more fun? Try creating some googly-eyed funny dice.

Celebrate National Drum Month in November by using a couple of recycled yogurt cups and making a groovy set of bongos!

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Get oodles of noodles this year, not for dinner, but to create this funky ornament for the Christmas tree!