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Introduce your kindergartener to some art history by showing him how to create an everyday object print, Andy Warhol-style.

This Where the Wild Things Are costume will make your little wild thing look just like Max. This Where the Wild Things Are costume is surprisingly easy to make.

Here's a fun math-oriented arts and crafts activity for your preschool or kindergarten child: create a gumdrop topiary and practice counting along the way.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

In this activity, students build a house of sticks, just like the second little pig in the classic story, The Three Little Pigs. Then, they program an educational robot to push down the house, much like the wolf who “blows the house down.”

Crafting a valentine mailbox is the perfect way to get your child ready for Valentine's Day. Now no heartfelt mail will get lost in the shuffle!

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

Let your preschooler play with her food by making snack logs out of celery, peanut butter and corn flakes.

If your young child is a kinesthetic learner, this equation board is perfect for teaching him addition and subtraction facts.

These frozen banana pops are an essential summer treat! They are simple for young children to make, and so tasty they are sure to be a hit.

Help your child practice her counting as she makes this fun and festive holiday decoration!

Let your child lend a helping hand while decorating the Christmas tree this year! This festive activity doubles as a lesson focusing on the number five.

Make candy hearts this Valentine's Day. This heart-y project helps your little one practice handwriting skills and encourages creativity.

Use egg cartons to create imaginative spiders the kids will treasure.

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

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

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 alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Get in the Halloween spirit with these simple, silly bat decorations!

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Learn how to make vampire fangs for Halloween costumes and for scary playtime. See how to make vampire fangs with this great upcycled tutorial.

This fun craft is perfect to do in the spring, and opens up the opportunity to teach your child about birds.

In this activity, your child will learn how to spruce up her bike with an original license plate!

This butterfly costume comes together in under an hour and is perfect for your little trick-or-treater. Make this butterfly costume for Halloween or play time.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

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

This hunting game is just as fun outdoors as it is inside. And while they'll never suspect they're learning, it helps kids develop listening skills, too!

Create a beautiful tissue paper lantern with your child to help brighten up a special occasion.