Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

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

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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:

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

Popsicles aren't just for the summertime, this activity takes cold and turns it into a creative and tasty science experiment.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.