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Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

This DIY menorah will make a beautiful addition to your Hanukkah celebrations. Make a DIY menorah with your child this winter.

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

Cookie cutters aren't just for gingerbread men anymore. Here are 8 fun and creative projects to do with cookie-cutters!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that fits neatly in a 3-ring binder.

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

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.

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!

Make sure your child is prepared for Halloween by having him create a stamp-printing that says: "Trick or treat? Smell my feet!"

This family photo calendar can be made by your second grader. Make a family photo calendar with your child to celebrate another year together.

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.