Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Check out this twist on a peanut butter and banana sandwich. The banana replaces the bread to make the perfect fun and nutritious after-school snack.

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

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

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

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

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Help your daughter organize all of her barrettes with this fun and colorful activity!

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

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

Make caterpillars out of papier-mache and let the kids explore their inner creepy crawler.

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

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!

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

Make a Christmas countdown calendar to get your child excited about the coming holiday. This Christmas countdown calendar helps you make holiday memories.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

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