Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

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!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

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

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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

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.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.