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Your preschooler or kindergartener will learn about Thanksgiving and the symbolic Fall cornucopia with this festive homemade decoration activity!

Calaveras means "skulls" in Spanish, and in Mexico, skulls are brightly decorated to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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.

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

Want to give craft time a little pop and sizzle? Try this colorful painting craft that uses one of our favorite toys--a Koosh ball!

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Decorated with glittery spiderwebs that sparkle like dew in the sun, these handmade note cards make great thank you cards or simply "thinking of you" cards.

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

Children will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

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

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Spend an afternoon outdoors and add a personal touch to clothes or other items of fabric by learning how to tie-dye.

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

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

In this activity, your child will consider the meaning of "culture" and what comprises their family's culture. They will draw pictures of aspects of their family's culture, then choose an aspect of it to explore further.

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

How do you turn an everyday object into a scary skeleton? This project is the perfect way to practice counting while using cotton swabs to create a skeleton.

A heart collage is the perfect Valentine's Day art project for your young artist. Make a heart collage this February with your child.

This collage is a great way for children to see different methods of creating the same idea.

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.

Give your kid a go at making art like master painter Michelangelo did on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel...by making her own colorful angel!

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Create an American flag pinwheel in this Fourth of July craft activity!