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There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Make cupid's arrow with your little one this Valentine's Day. It's a quick and easy craft that's the perfect alternative to candy-giving.

Traditionally, lovespoons were made by suitors to give to their love interests. Have your kid make his own love spoons this Valentine's Day!

Who says toast has to be boring? Help your child master ROYGBIV and the art of color creation with this activity that's as fun as it is yummy.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

These 3-D snow globe cookies look amazing on any table and will gets kids excited about the upcoming holiday season!

Make these crazy shaped bubbles from simple items in the kitchen, and teacher your kids to experiment and hypothesize. Here's how:

Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Show your teen how to create silly limericks--cheery comic verses that probably originated in Limerick, Ireland--of her own.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

This project reuses freebie magnets to make one-of-a-kind magnets for your one-of-a-kind kid!

Use Wallace Steven's "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" to inspire your middle school teen to sketch and free-write a poem with shifting perspective.

This hunting game is just as fun outdoors as it is inside. And while they'll never suspect they're learning, it helps kids develop listening skills, too!

Get your kindergartener storytelling in this arts and crafts activity by making Character Cubes that'll help improve your child's reading and writing skills.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Recycle your child's beloved old t-shirt by sewing it into a pillow! The results of activity are unique, decorative, creative, and never wasteful.

Here, kids can make edible collages out of cookies and candy. Colorful, creative, and delicious, they make great gifts for sweet-toothed family and friends.

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

Here's a fun art activity that combines measurement and design with drawing and painting. Kids tell their own special story as they create a story quilt.