Here are 3 inexpensive ways for kids to make their own beads, from scratch.

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

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

In these three games, children work on letter recognition skills with the help of some tape, music, and a few stuffed animal friends.

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

Sponges are easy to handle and fun to play with, and your child will love putting these simple, three-piece puzzles together.

Hone fine motor skills by having your kid create a jack-o'-lantern fiber arts project. They'll lace sheets of paper together to create a 3-D stuffed pumpkin.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Homemade face paint is a safe and economical way to jazz up your Halloween costume. Even better, this easy-to-make face paint requires just three ingredients!

Teaching kids that stories have an order is important, despite how fun it is to listen to the tale of the tomato that put on his pajamas and went for a swim.

Using a fruit cereal and yarn, help your preschooler create crunchy, edible patterns.

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

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.

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

Craft these awards out of ribbon for a birthday, party, holiday, or any other event you can think of!

Practice counting to five with your child while making this adorably "scary" ghost to celebrate Halloween.

This counting activity helps preschoolers learn about number sequences and adding.

Learn how to make a homemade ladybug costume, a quick and easy costume solution for kids of any age.

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

This hanging wall pot made from homemade clay is a perfect arts and crafts activity for preschoolers.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

With a little guidance from parents, youngsters can create a Christmas tree using their thumb as a stamp.

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

Create an adorable, non-edible turkey decked out with colorful bursts of tissue paper that pop off the page.

Show your child how to make a cool fleece poncho without any sewing, and help develop fine motor skills and patterning at the same time. Here's how.

Tic-tac-toe is tons of fun, but the traditional version can get a little monotonous after a while. Mix it up and try this colorful outdoor version!

It's Thanksgiving, so why not celebrate of the turkey? Let the little ones partake in the turkey fun, without having to do any of the carving.

Here are some kindergarten readiness activities that you can do with reused plastic bottle caps.

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.

Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.