Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

Every day can be Chinese New Year with a dancing dragon that your child can make at home.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Introduce your little one to the joys of gardening with this adorable do-it-yourself planter made from clothespins.

Create an American flag pinwheel in this Fourth of July craft activity!

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Give mom a thoughtful gift this Mother's Day by making a photo collage of her life! This is a great way for your child to practice some basic math skills too!

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

Celebrate the new year by making a memory book with your child! You'll reinforce time and calendar concepts and you'll get to reminisce about the past year.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

It's easy to be a master Italian chef with this target practice game played with a pizza board constructed out of felt and Velcro bean bag "toppings."

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

There are a lot of ways to make decorative wreaths. This wreath uses cloth and egg carton flowers!

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Finger puppets encourage creative play, communication, and they give you a great way to share the Passover story with your kids.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Fire up the grill, break out the raffia and get crafty with flowers--it's time to learn how to throw your own luau!

Invite your child, and any other kids attending the Seder, to help you make this "hands on" matzah cover for Passover this year.