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Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

Everyone has a dream. The hard part is striving to make those dreams come true. Encourage your child to dream big with this easy craft project.

Use watercolors and crayons to teach your child about resistance while she creates a beautiful Easter decoration with this festive craft.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

What better dessert to serve on April Foolâs Day than cookie fish sticks? Make this fish stick meal for an unforgettable reaction.

Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with a colorful rainbow, a pot of gold and an introduction to printmaking.

This turkey hand activity will help your child practice patterns and number recognition, key concepts that she'll encounter throughout your child's academic career.

This fun and easy activity encourages the skill of overlapping objects, while your child gets to draw his own farm and color in clip art farm animals!

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.

Let your child explore the concept of sculpture with marshmallows and pretzels to form an edible sculpture!

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Help your child will learn about shapes and patterns by creating her own masterpiece mosaic out of dried beans.

Holiday greeting cards let your child express his holiday cheer and have fun crafting. Make a set of holiday greeting cards with your kid this holiday season.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

Give items that usually get tossed in the trash a second life with this green arts and crafts activity for kindergarteners. Make a milk carton train engine!

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Teach your kid a lesson about recycling by helping him create a letter holder out of an old cardboard box.

Most people throw out soaked tea bags after use, but artists know a secret--tea bags can be a great medium for creating one-of-a-kind modern art.

Show your child how to "recycle" by making a milk box toy car. Here's how to get started.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

This year, welcome everyone's favorite Easter mascot by helping your kindergartener create her own unique set of rabbit ears!

Help your first grader get started making this watering can that's filled with homemade flowers. It will brighten up any window sill ... and it's eco-friendly!

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

Get ready for a yummy taste test! Just pour the milk -- and make sure you have some chocolate chip cookies on hand.

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!