Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

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

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

Make a "magic dough" using only flour, water and food coloring and have the kids guess what color appears.

Your child will boost her gross motor skills as she has fun playing with your easy-to-make and totally safe dart board and dart balls.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Your first grader will enjoy creating his own leprechaun from a recycled toilet paper tube.

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

This DIY menorah will make a beautiful addition to your Hanukkah celebrations. Make a DIY menorah with your child this winter.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.