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Gather your child's old artwork together into a bookmark, a perfect gift to retain these memories long after kindergarten is over.

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.

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

Your first grader will enjoy creating his own leprechaun from a recycled toilet paper tube.

This Santa mask is a fun way to celebrate Christmas with your kindergartener. Make a Santa mask to bring a little cheer to your Christmas season.

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

Help your kindergartener's handwriting, hand strength and coordination by making a "stress ball" from this homemade, nontoxic "silly squeezy putty."

Your kindergartener will be delighted to refine his motor and conceptual skills as he creates his own Maccabee shield in honor of the Maccabee revolt.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Pine cone decorations are fun and festive for the Christmas season. Make pine cone decorations with your child to celebrate the beauty of winter.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

Make a "magic dough" using only flour, water and food coloring and have the kids guess what color appears.

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Here's a fun Fourth of July craft that will delight kids of many ages.

This fun craft is perfect to do in the spring, and opens up the opportunity to teach your child about birds.

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

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

Transfer your child's artwork onto clothing using an iron-on transfer. It's easier than it sounds, and your child will love wearing his artwork!

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

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

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

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

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

This Valentine's Day, spend a couple of hours with your child constructing a colorful, spring-limbed "heart man"!