Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

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

Build good first grade reading and writing skills, as well as family peace and quiet, with this hand made story book about mornings in your home.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

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!

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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!

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

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.

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

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!

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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

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

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.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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

Help your preschooler combine a lesson about numbers with a silly, snowy game of hopscotch.

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

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.

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!