Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that fits neatly in a 3-ring binder.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Cookie cutters aren't just for gingerbread men anymore. Here are 8 fun and creative projects to do with cookie-cutters!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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.

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

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

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

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.

This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

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

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."

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

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.

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Does your child love Roly, the orange cat from our Brainzy games? Create the perfect dress-up costume and bring your child’s dreams to life!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.