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When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

In this activity, your child will learn about the different parts of the brain and how mindfulness can build connections of calm.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in kindergarten math, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!

Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Help your child celebrate your family's Thanksgiving cook with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a "handy" painted apron!

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

Invite your child, and any other kids attending the Seder, to help you make this "hands on" matzah cover for Passover this year.

Let your child help you create a fire escape plan poster to hang in the house in case of an emergency!

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.