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Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

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:

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.

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

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

In this game, your child and his friends will need to use their observational skills as they try to figure out who's got the peanut!

Engage your preschool children's senses by discovering nature and geography on a walk through the neighborhood.

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!

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

This simple movement activity helps improve listening skills, as your child will be required to discriminate between sound and silence.

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!

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

This gluten free recipe for coconut rice is a tasty way to help any picky eater expand her culinary horizons. She'll get great measuring practice 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!

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.

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!

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!