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Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Create a beautiful piece of pottery by hand using a few simple ingredients, and learn about the Native American Acoma tribe while doing it!

Use Henri Matisse as inspiration for your preschooler or kindergartener to create a unique and funky paper shapes collage in this arts and crafts activity.

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

Back-to-back breathing is a great way to practice self-calming while also creating connection and developing trust.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

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

These adorable felt orange slices are cute as can be and couldn’t be easier to make.

Support your first grader's interest in reading with this decorative bookmark that illustrates a favorite scene from a loved book.

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

each some early sewing skills with this cute felt egg project that can be reused as a silly gift, a toy for younger siblings, or a doll accessory.

Your first grader will love making her favorite feline a chase toy out of old fabric scraps, and she will learn beginning sewing basics while she's at it!

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

This op art craft project turns out eye-popping abstract art! Your kid can flex her creativity to make op art with a few household items in her fave colors.

this mosaic-inspired activity uses kid-friendly yarn and glue to help your kindergarten kid design her own vibrant, brightly-colored flower.

Set your child's creative spirit free with heart art! He'll experiment placing hearts in patterns, designs, and configurations to make this 'heartfelt' art.

Your child can create a vibrant and dazzling array of flowers by blending and scraping into paint, and then creating a collage.