From wizards to fairy godmothers, a magic wand is an essential element to any magical tale. Help your child make one of her own with simple craft supplies.

Your child will enjoy feeling independent and creative as she develops her fine motor skills while making this necklace using just yarn and colored straws.

Did you know that witches are a very popular Halloween costume? This October the 31st, your child will learn how to create their very own decorative witch hat.

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

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

Your child will have a blast developing their fine motor skills and working on shape recognition with this bright and cheery crab decoration.

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.

This do-it-anywhere guessing game helps reinforce number concepts. And it's a blast to play.

Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

A tisket, a tasket, here's a pretty homemade basket to fill with treats at Easter.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

Help your budding artist construct this paper chain caterpillar craft, inspired by the intelligent bug from "Alice in Wonderland."

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

A Valentine's Day pop-up card is the perfect way to show your love on February 14th. Get creative with a fun 3-D paper art project.

Get your preschooler or kindergartener into the holiday spirit by making a holiday instrument that will improve his fine motor skills and sense of rhythm.

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

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

This fun art project is a great way to introduce your child to some basic geometry.

Let your first grader get inspired by the fiery fall colors outside his window by creating a beautiful handprint tree!

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

Your child will love these Easter eggs with a soft touch. There are lots of skills at work here, including fine motor, measuring, and patterning!

Kids can put old magazines and unwanted clothing to good use by creating an Earth Day-themed multimedia collage in this eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.