Have a lot of loose buttons lying around the house? Here are four ways to turn those loose buttons into an easy and positive learning experience. Button up!

In this arts and crafts activity, boost your kindergartener's letter recognition and reading skills by helping her create a paper word quilt.

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!

This stamp-making fabric craft will get you in the mood for a picnic and get your child excited about fruit.

Make your own ribbon to give gifts that special touch. Enlist your preschooler or kindergartener to help create an extra special holiday ribbon this winter.

These colorful paper butterflies make cute hanging decorations for your child's room, but they can also be used for active play.

Make a flame-free menorah from beans, pasta, and tissue paper with this simple Hannukah craft activity! 

This made-for-kids embroidery project uses thick yarn, dull needles, and burlap fabric with wide holes so it's perfect for little fingers!

Help your child make a festive woven basket using paper bowls and yarn that is sure to please and fun to make.

Put your individual fingerprint on the 100th Day of School (literally!) with this activity.

Make a rainbow chain for St. Patrick's day to introduce your child to Roy G. Biv.

These paper pumpkins will make lovely, festive centerpieces in your home this fall.

Try this washi tape craft for Fatherâs Day, and combine cutting-edge crafting with technology for a colorful, useful gift for Dad.

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

This Hawaiian costume is fun for luaus, Halloween, or playtime. Make a Hawaiian costume, complete with tissue-paper lei and crepe-paper grass skirt.

Hand-painted pottery is the perfect way to add a bit of decoration to your potted plants.

In this activity, children learn about artistic portraiture by creating a life-sized painting of their favorite creature.

It's Thanksgiving, so why not celebrate of the turkey? Let the little ones partake in the turkey fun, without having to do any of the carving.

Sweets are for the sweet, but this pretty frame will last longer than a box of chocolates.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

Get oodles of noodles this year, not for dinner, but to create this funky ornament for the Christmas tree!

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Help your ambitious kindergartener imagine her bright future by creating a self-portrait collage of jobs she's interested in.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!