Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

Using paper plates, have the kids make these fun animal masks and your house will be transformed into a jungle.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

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

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.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Transfer your child's artwork onto clothing using an iron-on transfer. It's easier than it sounds, and your child will love wearing his artwork!

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Every day can be Chinese New Year with a dancing dragon that your child can make at home.

Create an American flag pinwheel in this Fourth of July craft activity!

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

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Let your child add her creative touch to Cinco de Mayo celebrations by showing her how to make chili pepper napkin rings.

Help your first grader make these patriotic hanging streamer decorations this 4th of July!

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

Say thanks this Thanksgiving by surprising a friend, a teacher or a grandparent with this paper plate turkey which doubles as a festive wall hanging.