Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Using nothing fancier than old milk cartons and popsicle sticks, create a village full of fun learning for your kindergarten math student.

Strengthen your child's number recognition skills with this fun game using an old, empty egg carton!

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your first grader learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

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.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Celebrate 100 fantastic days of school by creating a school-themed collage with 100 pieces in this unique arts and crafts activity.

Challenge your 1st grader to skip count with this sequence game. Help him find missing numbers by figuring out the pattern and building on math skills!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Create a counting book, in order from 1-30, to help your child figure out a variety of ways of recognizing and representing numbers.

Guessing is more than pure fun, it's also a key part of kindergarten math. Here's a fun way to bring estimation to the breakfast table.

Make a brag sash with your child to celebrate an amazing school year filled with accomplishments.

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.

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

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

The Christmas Addition Tree is a great way to get kids actively involved in math practice through art projects over the holiday break.

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

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

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

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.

Use this fun spin-off of Bingo to help your child practice number recognition and listening skills!

There's nothing like a treasure hunt to get kids excited about math and sorting.

Check out this twist on a peanut butter and banana sandwich. The banana replaces the bread to make the perfect fun and nutritious after-school snack.

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!