Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.