Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

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

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Give a holiday greeting that everyone will remember by making this tactile card with your child this year.

The project presents a tactile way to paint using water beads! The result will be a beautiful, expressionistic work of art.

Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that fits neatly in a 3-ring binder.

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Arrange a cluster of glittering pumpkins on your dining table or use them as individual place cards to add a little sparkle to your next fall party.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

This beautiful salad looks like a butterfly and tastes like your favorite vegetables!

These quick and easy pumpkin quesadillas are as delicious as they are nutritious. Celebrate Fall and the wonder squash that is the pumpkin!

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Children learn about the benefits of mindfulness, teach someone else what they've learned, and create a sand timer to use during mindfulness practice.

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

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

Your first grader will love showcasing his favorite pieces of art with his very own personalized magnets created from old bottle caps!

Teach your kid a lesson about recycling by helping him create a letter holder out of an old cardboard box.

Your first grader will love this addition challenge! Roll dice and keep a running total as you try to achieve the highest score.

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

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.

Make Valentine's Day breakfast special with this 'hearty' egg and toast recipe. This Valentine's Day breakfast gets a special twist with a heart-shaped egg.

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

See what's on your child's mind in this colorful, creative exercise.

Make this cool iPod or cell phone case for Dad out of one of his little-used ties.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!