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This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

The objectives of this classic game are to toss a marker onto each square, to hop onto the single squares, and to skip the square where the marker landed.

Celebrate Earth Day with a decorative tree made out of strictly reused and recycled materials.

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

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

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Have the kids make Mom a wooden "Love Box" for Mother's Day (or any other day!) to show her how much she means to everyone.

Give your science savvy kindergarten a lesson in plant science with this fun carnation experiment.

This fun arts and crafts activity will help your child learn about the colors of the different seasons through the art of relief sculpture.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

This reading activity combines some of the most common sight words with a pictograph puzzle that's sure to keep your kindergartener engaged.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Make a mood meter with your child to help them recognize and share their feelings.

Help your child make these tasty treats for someone with a sweet tooth. These cookie pops are not only fun and delicious, but they're quick to make, too!

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.

There's nothing like a treasure hunt to get kids excited about math and sorting.

Kids in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school will love turning flower pots into homemade musical instruments in this fun and simple activity.

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

Organize your child's art supplies with this fun and colorful tray!

Help your child make sense of our colorful world with this easy-to-make color challenge!

Using only the elements in your backyard, make paintbrushes with your child and create truly homemade works of art.

Ringing a quiet bell is also a great way to support focus and bring kids into the present moment so they can be aware of what they are experiencing inside.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

Help your kindergartener visualize life on a farm in this arts and crafts project that has her drawing and creating her own barn.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.