In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Thiscuddly stuffed animal is made from just a few materials, including your recycled stockings.

Hone fine motor skills by having your kid create a jack-o'-lantern fiber arts project. They'll lace sheets of paper together to create a 3-D stuffed pumpkin.

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

Help your kindergartener practice his shape recognition and develop his fine motor skills by making a scarecrow at home.

The perfect activity for a rainy day, or any time your little one moans, "Moooo-oom, there's nothing to do!"

A scarecrow Halloween craft featuring recycled materials.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Does your child love Roly, the orange cat from our Brainzy games? Create the perfect dress-up costume and bring your child’s dreams to life!

Invite your kindergartener or first grader to make giant, soft building blocks. He'll have a blast constructing, throwing, stacking, and even falling on them!

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

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

Your child can help eliminate stress for himself or a loved one by creating a colorful, homemade stress ball.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

Get into the back-to-school spirit with this clip magnet that'll make sure your first grader never loses his important school papers again!

Get into the Halloween spirit by creating creepy (but cute) spiders from paper egg cartons, paint, and pipe cleaners.

With help, your fifth grader can sew her own version of this pin cushion currently available at many craft fairs.

Try a little eco-friendly crafting this Easter: turn lonely, misfit socks into bunny sculptures in this recycled arts and crafts activity.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

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.

Let your child be a designer for the day with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a felt pillow decorated with colorful felt cut-outs.

How goofy can your first grader get? Show her how to use balloons and yarn to craft a collection of silly faces!

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.