This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.

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

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

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.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Show your patriotism on the next great American holiday by making a shooting star spangled banner that's reminiscent of the American flag.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

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.

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

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

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

Make sunomono, a simple Japanese cucumber vinegar salad, and kid-friendly chopsticks in this fun kindergarten activity.

Engage your preschool children's senses by discovering nature and geography on a walk through the neighborhood.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

In this activity, your child will create a fun lion mask and learn a little about Chinese culture too!

Practice early social studies skills and get your child excited about the new school year with this fun activity.

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

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

This simple movement activity helps improve listening skills, as your child will be required to discriminate between sound and silence.

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

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:

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.