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Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

For a fun activity that will have lasting effects, make this time capsule with your high school child, to be opened after college graduation.

This circle game practices patterning and flexes your child's memory.

Featuring plenty of good old fashioned squishy, gooey fun without the mess, this compromise of an art project is sure to please little ones and grown-ups alike.

Candy cane ornaments bring some cheer to your Christmas tree. Make a batch of candy cane ornaments with your child to practice patterning and fine motor skills.

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Make flavored popcorn with your kids and explore the tastes of herbs. They'll learn more about their palate as well as how to make perfectly popped popcorn!

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

What happens when "coffee-addicts" miss coffee for 1 day? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Your child can cut her way into making a fun collage of mod-style flowers that will dazzle and delight!

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

Here's a fun car game for you: Blind Distance. Blind Distance is a great way to bond with your child and teacher her about depth perception at the same time.

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

How does light affect plant growth? Do different colors of light work better than others? Find out in this classic science fair project idea.

Create an adorable, non-edible turkey decked out with colorful bursts of tissue paper that pop off the page.

In science fair projects, middle school students discover why nitrogen fixing bacteria are important to plant growth.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

Make a flame-free menorah from beans, pasta, and tissue paper with this simple Hannukah craft activity! 

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

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.

This science fair project idea investigates food preference of birds.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.