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            <title>Make a Back to School Calendar</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/school-calendar/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/61201_61300/61285/file_61285.jpg" /><p>Get fired-up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.  Start those wheels turning again and teach your child valuable organizational skills as she gets excited for the school year that lies in store.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Craft Unique Fridge Magnets</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/fridge-magnets-supreme/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/63601_63700/63602/file_63602.jpg" /><p>If you're looking for a way to display your child's artwork on the fridge, look no further! This activity recycles old magnets from insurance companies and turns them into pieces of flair for your fridge. Get creative as you make one-of-a-kind magnets for your one-of-a-kind kid!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Craft Your Own Abacus!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/abacus/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/66201_66300/66220/file_66220.jpg" /><p>Countries around the world have been using the abacus throughout history to make arithmetic easier to calculate. Here's an activity that has your child making an abacus, a tool that can make learning arithmetic highly visual and tactile!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Make a Homework Helper Bookmark!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/homework-reminders/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/63601_63700/63613/file_63613.jpg" /><p>Here's a quick and easy project that ensures your child won't forget his assignments--or his place in the reading. Have your child create a homework helper bookmark!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Space Saver: Create a Notebook Holder</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/space-saver-notebook-stash/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/65701_65800/65723/file_65723.jpg" /><p>Does your child have a hard time keeping track of her notebooks? Here's an project that has your child upcycling empty cereal boxes to create a handy, one-of-a-kind notebook holder to keep her space organized. </p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Make a &quot;First Day&quot; Photo Book</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Make_a_first_day_photo_book/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/63601_63700/63604/file_63604.jpg" /><p>Make a "First Day" Photo Book for your child's first day as a kindergartner.  This is a great way to prepare her and get her excited about the academic adventures that lay ahead!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Make a Lunchbox Magnet Board</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/lunchbox-magnet-board/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/65701_65800/65717/file_65717.jpg" /><p>Here's a way to get your kids involved in the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Decorate Your Own Locker Mirror!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Decorated_locker_mirrors/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/66201_66300/66222/file_66222.jpg" /><p>Help your middle-schooler get off to an organized, stylish start this school year by decorating her own locker mirror.  It's a fun and inexpensive way to add some personality to an otherwise dull locker!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Kindergarten Readiness: Map The Day!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/map-the-day/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/66201_66300/66232/thumbs/file_66232_75x75_scale.jpg" /><p>Start the school year off right and help your new kindergartner map his day. You'll practice early social studies skills - and give your child some valuable reassurance, too.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Map Your Middle School!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/65701_65800/65725/file_65725.jpg" /><p>Here's a surprisingly simple back to school project that will bring big payoffs all year. Help your middle schooler make a practical "map" of her middle school day.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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