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            <title>Sound Shakers</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/egg-shakers/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.math.jpg" /><p>Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make! He'll also get a headstart on patterning as he makes up his own musical beats.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Shake, Rattle, &amp; Roll with Marble Art</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/marble-art/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/70201_70300/70210/file_70210.jpg" /><p>Looking for a colorful painting project to do with your preschooler? Try Marble Art, an exciting art activity that uses marbles instead of paint brushes. The results are always unique, and it will let your child practice her prediction and observation skills!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Have Fun with Yellow Science</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/mind-boggling-bottles/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.science.jpg" /><p>Here's an easy and fun science project that uses all things yellow! It's exciting for your preschooler because she'll get to watch substances mix together, and you'll love it because it will help her increase observation and comparing skills!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.science.jpg" /><p>With new diseases appearing each day, it's important to keep your child's hands clean and germ free. Here's an activity where you and your child will make your own scented hand sanitizer to keep those nasty germs at bay!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Craft a Japanese Fan!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/japanese-fans/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/72101_72200/72179/file_72179.jpg" /><p>In Japan, fans are an important symbol used for centuries; they can represent friendship, respect, and good wishes and often show up in art and events. Here's a simple and fun art activity where you can make your own Japanese fan!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Practice Early Math with Patterned Paper Chains</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/patterned-paper-chains/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/69701_69800/69780/thumbs/file_69780_75x75_scale.jpg" /><p>Craft a colorful paper chain with this activity that lets your child create an imaginative prop or house decoration by alternating two colors in a repetitive pattern. Expose your preschooler to this basic math skill early or do it with your kindergartner to help her master her patterning skills!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Ojo de Dios</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.artsandcrafts.jpg" /><p>In this activity, give your child some insight into another culture with this craft activity: create an ojo de Dios (eye of God), a representation of the yarn weaving done by the Huichol population of northwest Mexico.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Papel Picado: Create Colorful Tissue-Paper Banners</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/tissue-paper-banner/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/71401_71500/71451/file_71451.jpg" /><p>Here's an activity to help you create these beautiful Mexican banners that will add a personal and colorful touch to any home celebration!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Writing on Cloud Nine!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/cloud_nine_writing/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.writing.jpg" /><p>Let your second grader's imagination shine through with this fun activity, while helping him develop critical writing skills! Use adjectives to create a story about what life would be like on a cloud. Your child will have a fun time writing which should get you up on "cloud nine"!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Use Adjectives to Craft Season Shapes!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/adjectives-craft-season-shapes/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/72101_72200/72181/thumbs/file_72181_75x75_scale.jpg" /><p>Get your child writing with this fun art activity! It's important for your second grader to practice writing paragraphs and her hone her grammar skills. In this activity, she'll do both as she uses adjectives to describe the four seasons on the back of four beautiful "season shapes"!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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