Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Stamp out the sameness of learning the ABC's for your kindergartener. Make 26 letter sponge stamps and create projects with him to practice.

Could your child’s room use a little bit more firecracker sparkle? Add an explosion of glow-in-the-dark color with this spectacular mason jar craft.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Want to capture this year? Make a time capsule of this period in your child's life! You may just be surprised at what you find, when you dig it up next year...

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Help your child explore their imagination and self-image with a larger-than-life-size self-portrait!

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

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

This collage is a great way for children to see different methods of creating the same idea.

Feed your preschoolerâs love for all things transportation-related with this tasty and educational snack.

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

Use paper and paste to create a colorful collage of shapes that turns into a school bus right before your eyes.

Combine an introduction to shape and counting with a springtime art project by showing your kindergartener how to create a vibrant rainbow mosaic.

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.

Learn Halloween fun facts and put them in this cool art project. Make a Halloween fun facts foldable with your child this October.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

This fun and easy activity encourages the skill of overlapping objects, while your child gets to draw his own farm and color in clip art farm animals!

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

Introduce learners to the skeletal system and create a budget-friendly Halloween craft with this paper skeleton!

This Where the Wild Things Are costume will make your little wild thing look just like Max. This Where the Wild Things Are costume is surprisingly easy to make.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.