Children learn about the benefits of mindfulness, teach someone else what they've learned, and create a sand timer to use during mindfulness practice.

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.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

For kids who prefer to do homework flopped on a rug, this practical caddy can make all the difference!

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

In this project, all you need is a protractor to learn how to use the altitude of Polaris to find latitude on Earth. Polaris is also known as the North Star.

These festive red and blue drink umbrellas are the perfect DIY party idea. While you're making them you can even sneak in a little compass practice.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

A Christmas tree advent calendar will help your child count down the days until the holiday. This craft is a great way to keep your child busy this winter.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

Let your child add her creative touch to Cinco de Mayo celebrations by showing her how to make chili pepper napkin rings.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Help your first grader make these patriotic hanging streamer decorations this 4th of July!

These Halloween drink ideas will get you ready to set up a spooky beverage bar. These kid-friendly Halloween drink ideas are perfect for a spooky party.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.

Help motivate your child to become a more avid and consistent reader by creating a train-themed reading chart that can serve as a visual reminder of their progress.

Make mom feel like the star that she truly is by holding a movie premiere in her honor, complete with red carpet!

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.