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

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

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

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

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!

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

Kids will love painting shapes of objects in a still life while using strong colors showing highlights and shadows.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

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

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

Here's a simple math activity that has your child using her basic addition facts to solve a secret code.

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

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

Your third grader will delight in making this creepy night-flying creature using a simple pom pom!

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

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

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.