How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

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

Provide your child with Q-tip paint brushes that are bunched together and easy to grip, and encourage him to go to work on his painting masterpiece!

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

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

It’s the season for falling leaves, fall colors, and corn! Use this easy activity to help your child make some amazing paintings. They can use their math skills to design patterns for cards, paper, presents and more!

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

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

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

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

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

Turn snack time into a healthy ho-ho-holiday activity! Make a face that looks like a cartoon Santa using fruits. It will be a fun activity that will get your family in the holiday spirit, and spice up your snack time with healthy treats.

One thing the Christmas season is known for making is yummy treats! Cookies, pies, fudges, and cakes are common desserts during Christmas time. If you want to choose a healthier option this holiday season, create a Christmas tree with fruit. It will be a

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.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

The kitchen can be a favorite place for kids. And cooking helps them develop valuable skills-- from eye-hand coordination, to reading, to math

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.

Ringing a quiet bell is also a great way to support focus and bring kids into the present moment so they can be aware of what they are experiencing inside.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

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.

Have a little fun playing with food this Thanksgiving, and a silly harvest holiday potato with your child!

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

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.