Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

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

In this game, your child and his friends will need to use their observational skills as they try to figure out who's got the peanut!

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Let your preschooler feel like a real chef by helping him create his very own chef's hat!

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.