Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

Here's a perfect way to share Halloween treats: black cat candy cones! They are great for parties, decoration or sharing the plunder of trick-or-treat.

In this activity, kids use sponges to make textured stamps for homemade, artistic Valentine's Day cards.

This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

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

This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.

Challenge your 1st grader to skip count with this sequence game. Help him find missing numbers by figuring out the pattern and building on math skills!

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

This is the perfect way to send a love note to your favorite Valentine! Your child can decorate a crepe paper bag for a secret message.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Invite the hungry caterpillar over to your house by creating a larger-than-life, colorful caterpillar friend out of balloons!

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers in this first grade math game. Practice addition in a new, fun way!

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

First graders will love practicing addition with this fun math game.

Compare and order numbers and introduce mathematical inequalities in this fun math card game.

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

Great for bath time, or anytime your child is feeling creative, these bright bathtub paints are a fun and low-mess way to spice up art time.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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

Get into the back-to-school spirit with this clip magnet that'll make sure your first grader never loses his important school papers again!

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

Create a winter centerpiece that will fill your entire house will holiday cheer. This winter centerpiece is seasonal whether there's snow outside or not.

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

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.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Make Mom a Queen For A Day crown for Mother's Day.