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.

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.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Inspired by the crispy, crunchy leaves of fall, this fanciful project is simple, easy and completely affordable. Now that's something to be thankful for!

Add a flourish of flowers to your dining table with simple and creative sponge art!

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Whether it's a bag lunch, goody bag, or used to decorate a table, this cute little fox bag is sure to make your kid smile.

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.

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.

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Mason jar lights add a bit of holiday sparkle to a bland patio or dinner table. Make some mason jar lights to add to your collection of Christmas decorations.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

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

Determination can go along way, especially in difficult times. In this home activity, your child will hear the true story of Ivy, the very determined dog, who plays, loves, and runs, just like the other dogs, even though she does not have the ability to

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Give your kid a go at making art like master painter Michelangelo did on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel...by making her own colorful angel!

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.

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

Celebrate the season of flowers with a homemade vase budding with blooms of the season. Filled with the warmth of a sunny day, it's just the thing for spring.

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

This fun project will showcase spring's freshest flowers and help your child contribute to the Passover Seder.