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Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Get your kids to give you a hand in the kitchen--literally!--by making fun grilled cheese sandwiches decorated with their handprints.

Stamp out the sameness of learning the ABC's for your kindergartener. Make 26 letter sponge stamps and create projects with him to practice.

This paper mache jack-o'-lantern is a fun craft for kids who are too young to carve a pumpkin. See your paper mache jack-o'-lantern outlast its carved peers.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a few riotous rounds of Hot Potato--played with a real potato!

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

This beaded wind chime is fun to make and it gets kids experimenting with patterns, a key kindergarten math skill.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Give your child some hands-on experience mixing autumn colors. All you need is a large piece of white paper and tempera paint.

Our breath is supporting us all of the time, but sometimes we don't even know it! In this activity, your child will discuss how they feel when they focus on their breath and learn tools to help them feel calm and at ease.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

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

Simon Says is a classic outdoor game that young children love. Promote your child's development and improve listening skills by playing the game in a new way.

These colorful paper butterflies make cute hanging decorations for your child's room, but they can also be used for active play.

Music instruments can be expensive. Sidestep steep prices with this art project that uses recycled materials to create a melodious music maker!

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Your kindergartener can contribute these beaded napkin rings to your Thanksgiving table...and sneak in some good math patterning practice, too.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

This incredibly edible activity gives kindergarteners the chance to practice identifying, copying and extending basic patterns.

Act out the Three Billy Goats Gruff with this adorable paper plate mask.

The next time your kids are pent up inside because of bad weather, try hosting a Balloon Olympics!

Here are some ideas for marshmallow math games you can play with your child to help teach him important concepts like estimation, area, and measurement.

Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this hands-on lesson in how all of us are more alike than different, especially on the inside.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.