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Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader experimenting with math concept of multiples and patterns with her own printing plate.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

This fun art project is a great way to introduce your child to some basic geometry.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

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

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Get in the Halloween spirit with these simple, silly bat decorations!

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.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

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.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Making gift bags for a Halloween party or tricker-treaters is a great way for your child to learn a bit about geometry and origami!

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.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

The next time your kid asks, "What's for dinner?" reply, "Dinosaur Bones!" Of course, you don't mean actual bones; just tasty breadstick bones!

This activity creatively guides students in reflecting on and understanding what's happening inside of themselves at any given point.

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Help your child's backpack stand out from the crowd by attaching trinkets or decorations that are as one of a kind as she is.

Learn how to make vampire fangs for Halloween costumes and for scary playtime. See how to make vampire fangs with this great upcycled tutorial.

This fun craft is perfect to do in the spring, and opens up the opportunity to teach your child about birds.

In this activity, your child will learn how to spruce up her bike with an original license plate!

This butterfly costume comes together in under an hour and is perfect for your little trick-or-treater. Make this butterfly costume for Halloween or play time.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.