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

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

In this activity, your child will learn how to spruce up her bike with an original license plate!

Help your preschooler make an alternative to carrying messy sidewalk chalk in hand: a helpful, handmade sidewalk chalk caddy.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

This butterfly costume comes together in under an hour and is perfect for your little trick-or-treater. Make this butterfly costume for Halloween or play time.

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

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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

Introduce your kindergartener to some art history by showing him how to create an everyday object print, Andy Warhol-style.

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Make a First Day of School Mobile to help commemorate the big step from preschool to kindergarten and ease those first day jitters!

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

This engaging outdoor game is a blind obstacle course to help your Kindergarten aged child learn to follow directions.

This Valentine's Day, spend a couple of hours with your child constructing a colorful, spring-limbed "heart man"!

Help your first grader make a coin bank that builds connections to early reading and math. And build good saving habits, too!

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

Counting with one-to-one correspondence is an important kindergarten math skill. This simple activity turns it into a play-anywhere game.

Rainy day? Stuck inside? Here's an arts and crafts pasta project to enjoy with your kindergartener that helps her with math patterns too.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

Spend an afternoon outdoors and add a personal touch to clothes or other items of fabric by learning how to tie-dye.

Want to capture this year? Make a time capsule of this period in your child's life! You may just be surprised at what you find, when you dig it up next year...

Preserve some precious memories this Mother's Day! Make a shoe planter out of that old pair of your child's favorite shoes.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

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

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.