Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Help your third grader make the Scoop 'N Catch--a great choice for a fun and inexpensive afternoon.

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your kindergartener by playing an alphabet balloon volley game inspired by "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss.

This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

This fudge cookie recipe is incredibly easy for even the youngest kids to follow. Plus, it makes a great gift when you're looking to wrap up something sweet.

Teach your preschooler color recognition using this handy egg carton sorter. She will group objects by color and learn to recognize their names with this tool.

Your third grader will love both recreating and dressing up as his favorite reptile with this frightening crocodile jaw costume!

Show your high schooler how to map out his life's intentions by creating a Sankofa, a symbol that will remind him that his choices determine his course.

Your child will enjoy feeling independent and creative as she develops her fine motor skills while making this necklace using just yarn and colored straws.

Got a shoelace? Got a kindergartener? Help your child learn to use the number line by creating one out of a lace.

This fun first grade activity will make your child love vegetables (well, racing them anyway). Build a racecar from a zucchini and challenge the whole family!

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

What's red, white, blue, and yummy? Patriotic marshmallow pops, of course! Whip up a tasty treat to share with the family on the next big holiday.

Remind your child of all the things that go bump, bump in the night with a fun post-Halloween activity.

Christmas stencils let your preschooler make his mark on the holiday. Make Christmas stencils with your young crafter this holiday season.

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

Explore emotions through songs and crafts in this social emotional learning activity. In this activity, your child will play an emotions guessing game and create a kaleidoscope of emotions.

No need to head to the toy store for her next stuffed animal once she has the skills to create her own!

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

A plastic tray is the perfect tool to teach your little one how to count. Try out this activity, and your child will have her numbers down in no time.

Make this paper chain calendar and give your child a visual reminder of the passing of time.

Teach your child how to make her own buzzer using only a button and a string.

Here's a sweet holiday recipe to make with your fifth grader: bake scrumptious sugar-dusted chocolate snowballs! Serve them at your next Christmas party.

Find the area in this fun math card game. You'll help your child start thinking in terms of units as you create shapes out of playing cards.

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

Teach your kid a fun mathematical magic trick! All you'll need is a deck of cards and basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!