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

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

This activity uses the signs and words kids see around them every day, to create a book they can read on their own.

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

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:

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

This cookie dough handles like molding clay, but also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills.

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!

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.

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.

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!

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as they practice recognizing letters and their sounds.

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

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

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

Explore the color orange with your preschooler by creating an edible picture using orange foods.

Encourage your child to eat nutritiously by having them build this delicious summer fruit cone!

Does your preschooler like cereal? Explore numbers with everyday objects and food with this fun counting activity.

Familiarize your preschooler with the concept of numbers one through five and counting with this hands-on activity.