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While building his own croquet set, your kindergartener will use both his math an fine motor skills and as he plays he'll improve his hand-eye coordination.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

This butterfly costume comes together in under an hour and is perfect for your little trick-or-treater. Make this butterfly costume for Halloween or play time.

Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

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:

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

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

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!

This engaging outdoor game is a blind obstacle course to help your Kindergarten aged child learn to follow directions.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

Help your first grader make a coin bank that builds connections to early reading and math. And build good saving habits, too!

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!