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This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Enjoy some autumn fun, and develop measurement skills with this sweet-smelling fall art project.

Give your child some hands-on experience mixing autumn colors. All you need is a large piece of white paper and tempera paint.

A package of memory wire and some beads are all that your artist needs to make a bracelet. The challenge will be to come up with a design inspired by autumn.

What are your young artistÃs favorite Halloween monsters? In this activity he will pick out his three favorites and create a trio of silly self-portraits.

Air-drying clay gives your young artist the opportunity to make a simple bowl that mimics the beauty of an autumn leaf.

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

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.

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

Check out this sweet recipe idea perfect for celebrating Dia de los Muertos.

Help your preschooler understand that the surrounding world is made up of a varied combination of land, air and water with this simple activity.

Patterns come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. As your child alters one element and then another they'll create a unique piece of artwork.

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Your child can count out six pumpkins or six crayons, but what is a six all by itself? ThatÃs a much harder concept to grasp.

Talk about ice cream while helping your 4th grader work on crucial punctuation skills.

Help your 4th grade child work on understanding place values of digits in decimal numbers with this fun activity.

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

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.