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This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

Teach your kindergartener a little about Mexican culture by giving him a festive, no-cook lesson in how to make "aguas frescas," or seasonal fruit drinks.

The Math Monster will save your second grader from repetitive math flashcards. Guessing mystery math facts is a fun way for him to polish arithmetic skills!

Here's a delightful kindergarten project that will boost your child's reading and writing skills--and make for a happy time on a rainy day, too.

This snowflake garland will bring some winter wonder to your house. Make a sparkling snowflake garland with your child this winter.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Jump into the story of Cinderella by making a pumpkin coach of your own!

Your kindergartener will be delighted to refine his motor and conceptual skills as he creates his own Maccabee shield in honor of the Maccabee revolt.

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

Pine cone decorations are fun and festive for the Christmas season. Make pine cone decorations with your child to celebrate the beauty of winter.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Making holiday jars with your child will fill their heart with cheer! This activity asks your students to get into the holiday or winter spirit by filling a jar with something sweet, like marshmallows or another favorite treat. They can either gift this t

Celebrate Easter brunch with these flaky, delicious, and--yes--healthy whole wheat "bunny biscuits."

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!