Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Here are four chocolate bark ideas to prepare with your kids that everyone will love.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Teach your kindergartener a little about Mexican culture by giving him a festive, no-cook lesson in how to make "aguas frescas," or seasonal fruit drinks.

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

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Help your child will learn about shapes and patterns by creating her own masterpiece mosaic out of dried beans.

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

If your kid is fascinated by dinosaurs, show him how to make his very own dinosaur egg. When he's not looking, hide a surprise inside!

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters.

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

This chocolate covered matzo candy is easy enough for kids to make, with a little parental supervision. A real Passover treat!

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Celebrate Dad with this decorative stepping stone for your garden!

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!