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

Make a clever egg pop-up card for Easter that hides a special surprise: open the flaps, and out pops a fluffy baby chick!

Here's a first grade arts and crafts activity: make pop-up puppets using a plastic cup, wooden dowel, and fabric. Put on a show once you're done!

Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your first grader by playing a pink crepe paper racing game inspired by Dr. Seuss's book "The Cat in the Hat Come Back."

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Make the world's simplest tutu. Don't worry if you aren't good with a needle--putting this no-sew tutu together is as easy as tying your shoe!

Give your kid a go at making art like master painter Michelangelo did on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel...by making her own colorful angel!

This activity encourages children to sculpt in free form. The only rule is that they have to build upwards.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

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.

Spruce up some sneakers that have seen better days by turning them into a sparkly dress-up staple.

In this activity, your child will discuss how to stand up for others, and they'll use pipe cleaners to design a symbol that reminds them to stand up for others.

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

Spice up your first grader's spelling practice this Presidents Day by playing the Abraham Lincoln Penny Spelling game!

This colorful foam pencil topper will glam up any boring pencil and is guaranteed to add personality to any pencil case!

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

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

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

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

Stock up on the colorful jelly beans available around Easter and put them to work in a piece of jelly bean art!

These cool treats are loaded with fruit, veggies, protein, and calcium, just what your child needs to fuel up for a busy day at school.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

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!