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Get ready for Halloween with a pumpkin mask made from construction paper!

Full of charm and creative possibilities, this fun hat will be ready for playtime in no time.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

These DIY coasters are an easy-peasy, activity for small hands to manage, and a good way to get ready for summer, when cold drinks abound.

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.

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.

Make learning to read even more fun for kids by creating an accordion learning book filled with fun transportation pictures.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

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."

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

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

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

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.

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!

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.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

In this activity, you and your child will read a story about heartfulness, practice heartfulness by sending kind wishes to others, and draw pictures of those you both love and care for (such as family members, friends, or pets).

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

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

Streamline your busy mornings by preparing some delicious Swiss oatmeal the night before.

This goofy pasta clown sculpture will help your child develop his small muscle skills and think creatively while decking it out with a colorful circus outfit.