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This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

Get ready for Thanksgiving by explaining the importance of the harvest. This craft is a great way for her to show thanks for all that delicious food!

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Let your preschooler feel like a real chef by helping him create his very own chef's hat!

Show your patriotism on the next great American holiday by making a shooting star spangled banner that's reminiscent of the American flag.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

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

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

Lots of kids wonder what it would be like to be a police officer. Celebrate the people who help keep our communities safe with this fun craft.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Explore African culture by helping your child make his very own djembe drum! Help your child explore music and rhythm as he celebrates Black History Month.

Make sunomono, a simple Japanese cucumber vinegar salad, and kid-friendly chopsticks in this fun kindergarten activity.

Here is a guide to making a felt busy book that's perfect for focusing on specific learning areas with your child.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

Teach your kindergartener a little about Mexican culture by giving him a festive, no-cook lesson in how to make "aguas frescas," or seasonal fruit drinks.