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        <title>2nd Grade Arts and Crafts Activities</title>
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            <title>Make New Year's Confetti Balloons</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/year-wishes-confetti-balloons/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/73701_73800/73749/file_73749.jpg" /><p>Tuck confetti and tiny messages inside balloons, then blow them up and hand them out to everyone, along with a toothpick for popping!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Explore Mexican Traditions: Papel Picado</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.socialstudies.jpg" /><p>In Mexico, few holidays go by that do not feature colorful tissue paper banners strung along the streets. Help you child discover the beautiful results that can be achieved by folding tissue paper multiple times before cutting it.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Smash Cascarones Art</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.socialstudies.jpg" /><p>In Mexico, many festival days, holidays, and saint day celebrations involve the making and smashing of cascarones. Introduce your child to this fantastic custom by helping him make is own!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Play Upsy Daisy and Other Games</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/upsy-daisy/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.artsandcrafts.jpg" /><p>The cup-and-ball is a traditional children's toy that consists of a wooden ball attached to a cup with a length of string. In this activity, you'll create your own inexpensive cup-and-ball out of recycled materials from around the house!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Play Indoor Golf with a Do-It-Yourself Putter</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/indoor-putting-golf/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/73401_73500/73416/file_73416.jpg" /><p>Let your child unleash his inner Tiger Woods with this fun activity. Not only will your child create his own golf putter but he'll also design his own putting course in a room of the house and play to his heart's content.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Construct a Fruit Car!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/fruit-cars/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.artsandcrafts.jpg" /><p>Show your child how to make her very own vehicle out of fruit! Whether you find the materials from a neighbor's fruit tree, or a stall at the local farmers' market, choosing fruits to invent unique toys is half the fun of this project.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Construct an Edible Holiday Train</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/72001_72100/72086/file_72086.jpg" /><p>A twist on the traditional holiday gingerbread house, this holiday train is made with graham crackers and decorated with candy, icing, and other edible trimmings.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Create an Acrostic Christmas Card </title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/create-acrostic-christmas-card/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/72101_72200/72157/file_72157.jpg" /><p>Build your child's vocabulary and creative writing skills with this innovative seasonal greeting card. It's decorated with an acrostic poem that spells out the words 'Merry Christmas!' </p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Create a CD Spaceship</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/cd-alien-ship/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.science.jpg" /><p>The possibility of another life form visiting Earth is something most every child has pondered, or at least seen on TV. Your child will delight in creating her very own flying saucer from an old CD, rubber ball, tin foil, and toothpicks.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Make a Thanksgiving Thank You Apron</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Handy_Thanksgiving_Apron/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/72001_72100/72019/file_72019.jpg" /><p>Help your child give a heartfelt "thank you" to your family's chef this Thanksgiving with this "handy" painted apron.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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