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Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

This valentine bag craft makes a chic little pouch that holds cards and treats. Fall in love with this valentine bag craft this February.

In this activity, you and your child will practice taking a movement or calming break during homework or when feeling tired. Then, your child will write about and draw what the experience was like for them.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

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

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

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!

Celebrate Dad with this decorative stepping stone for your garden!

Help your first grader make these patriotic hanging streamer decorations this 4th of July!

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

The purpose of this science fair project is to explore whether UV light passes through some colors and not others by looking at blue, red, purple, and clear.

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Your child will "build" a snowman and lace her way around the paper plates, boosting her manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Help your kindergartener use a map to find "leprechaun gold"--and build early social studies skills in the process!

This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

The power of gratitude is endless! Research shows that cultivating a gratitude practice can gratitude strengthen relationships, improve physical and emotional well-being, deepen empathy skills, and improve self-esteem. With such wide-spread benefits, how