Help the elephant bird come back to life with this awesome paper mache craft.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

This creamy peanut butter fudge is a great first recipe to get your first or second grader involved with because it doesn't involve any time in the oven!

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

Create a dazzling window display with cut stars with this fun first grade holiday activity.

Practice your addition and subtraction in this card game. Disclose is a math activity any first or second grader will love!

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Help your first grader understand what a noun is with this fun photo book that catalogs her favorite people, places, and things!

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Help your child celebrate your family's Thanksgiving cook with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a "handy" painted apron!

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader experimenting with math concept of multiples and patterns with her own printing plate.

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.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

This simple and fun project introduces kids to the art of pottery and offers them a glimpse into how ancient peoples created the very first Neolithic pottery.

This craft, a perfect pre-bedtime activity for a first sleepover, helps build up a ton of useful skills, like geometry, measurement, and basic sewing skills.

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.

Create an outer space painting with chalk, water and black paper in this art project that explores the solar system.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Who says a party can't be productive? Next time your home is host to a hoard of giggling children, put those creative fingers to use with a party scrapbook!