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Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

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

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

Check out this simple version of a pairs game that's played all over the world. It's a great way to practice estimating and predicting mathematical outcomes.

Whether it's a bag lunch, goody bag, or used to decorate a table, this cute little fox bag is sure to make your kid smile.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Looking for a cool game to help your first grader learn her 11s? Look no further than this clever one-person card game.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Want to make sure you raise a money-savvy kid? Start him out right with this activity that hides valuable math skills within a fun grocery store game.

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Your child will need to combine his sporty hand-eye coordination skills with his math skills to become the bullseye king.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.