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

Your preschooler or kindergartener will learn about Thanksgiving and the symbolic Fall cornucopia with this festive homemade decoration activity!

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

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

Want to give craft time a little pop and sizzle? Try this colorful painting craft that uses one of our favorite toys--a Koosh ball!

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Children will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

Show your child how to "recycle" by making a milk box toy car. Here's how to get started.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Spend an afternoon outdoors and add a personal touch to clothes or other items of fabric by learning how to tie-dye.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

In this activity, your child will consider the meaning of "culture" and what comprises their family's culture. They will draw pictures of aspects of their family's culture, then choose an aspect of it to explore further.

How do you turn an everyday object into a scary skeleton? This project is the perfect way to practice counting while using cotton swabs to create a skeleton.

A heart collage is the perfect Valentine's Day art project for your young artist. Make a heart collage this February with your child.

This collage is a great way for children to see different methods of creating the same idea.

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Help your kindergartener learn to manage a telephone with this homemade keyboard that also helps kids practice letters and numbers.

Make the sentiment of live flowers last and last by showing your kindergartener how to craft a bouquet that will never wilt--a family photo bouquet, that is.

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.

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

Picking words out can be tricky. In this early reading activity, your child will place letter markers on a grid to make words appear out of the jumble.

Understanding emotions can be a helpful tool for self-regulation. In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice identifying different emotions and explore how they connect with various gestures and facial expressions.

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!