With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

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.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

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.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

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 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.

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers in this first grade math game. Practice addition in a new, fun way!

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!

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

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 activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

This fresh take on the classic game of Tic-Tac-Toe will boost your first grader's creativity, fine motor skills, and concept of taking turns.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

Delicious nachos are easy and fun to make any day of the week. Here's how to master this easy nacho recipe.

Finding the greatest number is great math practice! This strategic card game will help reinforce the concept of number value as well as addition facts.

Build good first grade reading and writing skills, as well as family peace and quiet, with this hand made story book about mornings in your home.

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"!