Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Help your child build ice cream cones as she practices her counting skills

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

This fun, addition focused take on the classic card game War is a great way to help your child get a strong hold on addition.

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Introduce colors to shadow play with this creative and irresistible science activity!

Challenge your 1st grader to skip count with this sequence game. Help him find missing numbers by figuring out the pattern and building on math skills!

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Practice problem solving skills with your kindergarten or first grade student in this fun connect-the-dots game!

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

This countdown to Christmas craft is fun for kids who are excited for the holiday. Countdown to Christmas with this fun holiday activity.

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Guessing is more than pure fun, it's also a key part of kindergarten math. Here's a fun way to bring estimation to the breakfast table.

This project commemorates the milestone of completing the first 100 days of school, while giving your child a manipulative to practice counting to 100.

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Grab some dice and play this take on tic-tac-toe. Itâs easy to set up and your child will have a blast.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

Making food sculptures boosts creativity, and just might help your picky eater branch out!

If your young child is a kinesthetic learner, this equation board is perfect for teaching him addition and subtraction facts.