By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Celebrate Mother's Day with this easy, attractive pop-up flower card.

This activity will help your child develop her fine motor skills and build spatial awareness,and it's a great way to jazz up snack time!

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Using just a deck of old playing cards and some general craft supplies, you can create a unique and fun Valentine's Day decoration that's made with love.

Add a Hannukah twist to Chutes and Ladders by using a dreidel as the dice.

Help your kindergartener's handwriting, hand strength and coordination by making a "stress ball" from this homemade, nontoxic "silly squeezy putty."

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

When your child makes cute and delicious pudding cup faces, he has also created edible works of art!

With this fun activity, you can help your preschooler make an cute shopping notepad to keep and use or give away as a gift. Here's how:

Encourage imagination and creativity with this magical craft that lets your child make and design his very own dragon egg.

Help your first grader create special 3D paper Christmas trees that he can use to decorate the home or give to friends.

This nutcracker soldier won't crack any nuts, but he will hide candies. Make a nutcracker soldier with your child this Christmas and have a cracking good time.

This is an easy, edible craft that your second grader is sure to enjoy!

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Whether you're teaching your kid about this important cultural art form or simply looking for a fun project, sandpainting is a fun activity you'll both enjoy.

There are a lot of ways to make decorative wreaths. This wreath uses cloth and egg carton flowers!

A fun activity for a hot day, this will give young kids a chance to experiment with beginning science and math â and splash around in the process!

Create one-of-a-kind noisemakers to bring some fun to New Year's Eve.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

In this activity, you and your child will read a story about heartfulness, practice heartfulness by sending kind wishes to others, and draw pictures of those you both love and care for (such as family members, friends, or pets).

Forget expensive store bought cards, this handmade card truly delivers--and it helps your preschooler with letter recognition.

Your child will hop with delight as he make this delicious, edible bunny out of marshmallows.

This versatile clay-like material hardens if left out and can be used for building sand castles, forts, and even school projects.

Does your kid love animals, especially wild ones like tigers and bears? With this fun and easy project your child can craft his own animal puppets and go wild!

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.