Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

Great for bath time, or anytime your child is feeling creative, these bright bathtub paints are a fun and low-mess way to spice up art time.

In this activity, kids use sponges to make textured stamps for homemade, artistic Valentine's Day cards.

This adorable activity is a great way to share the Gingerbread Man story with your kid while she practices assemblage.

Provide your child with Q-tip paint brushes that are bunched together and easy to grip, and encourage him to go to work on his painting masterpiece!

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Kids will love painting shapes of objects in a still life while using strong colors showing highlights and shadows.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Give Hallmark a run for its money with these handmade printed cards.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.

The project presents a tactile way to paint using water beads! The result will be a beautiful, expressionistic work of art.

Create a personalized gift bag by turning a plain brown paper lunch bag into a custom-designed costume or shirt.

Here's a fun family activity: have your child make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!

Your first grader can create this cute heart puzzle with craft sticks and watercolor paints to challenge her friends!

Create a little magic with this special craft that transforms a regular paper tree into a Valentine masterpiece.

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

Bring a swell of high sea adventure to your own living room with this quick and easy paper sailboat craft!

This St. Patrick's Day show your child to the fun of resist painting. It's as simple as getting out a crayon and some watercolor paints!

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.