When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.

Cut up some shapes and make this cute letter A alligator with your child, and they'll always remember the first letter of the alphabet!

It can feel good to hit something when you're mad. The more your child pounds, squeezes, and mashes this dough, the better these play dough cookies will taste!

Help your child make an attractive frozen holiday ornament to hang outside during winter months.

Teach your kids about colors and patterns while creating a beautiful work of art.

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

Heart hair clips give your sweetheart a sweet style upgrade. These heart hair clips are perfect for Valentine's Day or anyday that needs a little extra love.

Baking holiday gingerbread men has ever been more educational! Your kindergartener will work on fine motor skills, logic, and counting in this cookie activity.

Build memory and motor skills with this musical movement game!

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Make these edible dreidels out of marshmallows, pretzels and chocolate chips for Hanukkah.

These quick and easy pumpkin quesadillas are as delicious as they are nutritious. Celebrate Fall and the wonder squash that is the pumpkin!

Yarn ornaments are a beautiful and crafty way to celebrate the holidays. Make a set of yarn ornaments with your child, then hang them on your Christmas tree.

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Your first grader can create this cute heart puzzle with craft sticks and watercolor paints to challenge her friends!

Discover the science behind materials that absorb heat, and materials that don't, by constructing this cork trivet for your dinner table.

These bite-sized pizza mummies are sure to satisfy your kid's monster appetite.

Help your child learn about the science of color mixing and primary and secondary colors with this experimental art activity.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

This circle game practices patterning and flexes your child's memory.

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

Kids get to play mad scientist in this wacky drawing game that's a great way to help kids to mellow out after the high-energy antics of recess.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.