Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

If you're short on time but want to find a creative way to decorate your Halloween table, try this spooky party favor mug with matching napkin rings.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Do you need to help your students chill out? This activity will help your students learn how to breathe deeply, self-soothe, and calm themselves down.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Fire up the grill, break out the raffia and get crafty with flowers--it's time to learn how to throw your own luau!

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

This St. Patrick's Day have your little mischief-maker create a simple leprechaun disguise that's sure to inspire a some good-hearted giggling.

Show your first grader how to create her own octopus out of yarn. This simple, yet fun, project yields an adorable play or cuddle partner.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Celebrate Easter brunch with these flaky, delicious, and--yes--healthy whole wheat "bunny biscuits."

It's a great time for family crafts. Here's a ghost Halloween decoration you and your child can make together.

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!

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

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.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!