Here are 3 inexpensive ways for kids to make their own beads, from scratch.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Make a textured name plate to hang on your preschooler's door!

Practice counting, sequencing, and pattern recognition with your young learner in this fun math card game!

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

Help your kid get in touch with their wild side with this Big Bad Wolf mask! Bring this fairy tale villain to life with simple crafting supplies.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Make homemade lemonade in a baggie with your preschooler with this fun and easy recipe.

Let your child experience the fun of collage art while jumping into a little bee science with this bee-utiful busy bee craft.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your preschooler or pre-kindergartener bringing home the beach with this underwater beach scene.

Looking for a noisemaker that's more musical than your kid's typical banging and clanging? Make a paper plate tambourine!

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Help your child learn about the science of color mixing and primary and secondary colors with this experimental art activity.

Want a fun craft project that will get your preschooler using his senses? Create a colorful, abstract piece of fabric art with your child!

Your preschooler will strengthen his fine motor skills by cutting, painting, and drawing as he creates a crafty caterpillar out of an egg carton.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

Dig up some dinos while promoting curiosity and sensory skills in this hands-on activity that will have your child searching for prehistoric treasure!

Painting cookies is a fun way for your child to exercise his fine motor skills and be creative at the same time.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

Be the mane attraction by creating a lion out of leaves! This wild craft keeps kids engaged and makes for fabulous art.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: try finger painting with corn syrup and food coloring to make bright, colorful works of art.

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.