This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

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

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!

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

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.

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Like "Mother, May I?", this following directions tag game focuses on gross motor skills, but to the theme Itsy Bitsy Spider. Fun indoors or outside!

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!

Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in kindergarten math, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Here's how to make a princess dress out of a long skirt in a fabric she likes.

Help your kindergartener practice counting from one to ten with this fun outdoor activity. Make a "My Backyard Counting Book" to review counting to ten.

Build good first grade reading and writing skills, as well as family peace and quiet, with this hand made story book about mornings in your home.

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

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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

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

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

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

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Rainy day? Stuck inside? Here's an arts and crafts pasta project to enjoy with your kindergartener that helps her with math patterns too.

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

Introduce your little one to the joys of gardening with this adorable do-it-yourself planter made from clothespins.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!