Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

This zany guessing game asks your first grader to tap into her deductive reasoning skills to guess an activity or object.

This activity encourages children to sculpt in free form. The only rule is that they have to build upwards.

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

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

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

Kids can make a cute fluffy bunny for Easter using a tin can and cotton balls in this creative first grade arts and crafts activity.

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Get your child in the mood for a season full of lazy days at the beach with this colorful summer centerpiece art project!

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

Make a mood meter with your child to help them recognize and share their feelings.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

This Where the Wild Things Are costume will make your little wild thing look just like Max. This Where the Wild Things Are costume is surprisingly easy to make.

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

In this activity, your child will learn about how focusing on positive feelings, like love and peace, helps these feelings grow. They will also decorate pots and plant seeds as a reminder of this.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

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

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

Let your child be the king or queen of Mardi Gras by making his own shiny and spectacular Mardi Gras crown.

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Help your child chart how much he has grown over his school break by creating his own tree-shaped Summer Growth Chart.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Does your kid love crafts AND food? Teach him to paint with natural dyes from food! He'll be amazed that food can be made into art, just like in ancient times.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Try your hand at some Seuss-like tongue twisters! Boost those vocabulary skills with this fun game for the whole family.