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Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Turn your child's favorite fruits and vegetables into an edible necklace!

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

This simple and fun project introduces kids to the art of pottery and offers them a glimpse into how ancient peoples created the very first Neolithic pottery.

Try this simple activity with your middle schooler to help him develop an understanding of why scientific classification systems exist and how they work.

How much gas is released into your stomach by your favorite beverages? This project examines which beverages produce the most gas.

In this activity, your child will be given images that portray different perspectives or emotions. Your child will practice empathy by coloring and drawing what each person may have been thinking or feeling.

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your first grader learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

Challenge your kid's creativity with a fun fall art project that features you as the collaborator.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Hisss! Make a snake pet from a recycled cardboard tube! Transport your child into nature with this fun and easy craft.

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.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Your child can turn dinner into a flavorful adventure that transports the entire family to a land far away with some quick and easy Thai peanut noodles.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

In this activity, your child will discuss how to stand up for others, and they'll use pipe cleaners to design a symbol that reminds them to stand up for others.

Catch the dance mash fever with this catchy and foot-tapping activity that's all about movement and Halloween fun!

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

Explore griffins, dragons, and other medieval mythical beasts through sculpture by making your own bas relief beast out of modeling clay.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Instead of giving friends and family a store bought fruitcake you can make your own this year with your favorite ingredients!

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

Physical touch through tapping and hugging can be a wonderful way to regulate emotions. In this social emotional learning activity, your child will explore the power of tapping or hugging to help them calm down and relieve feelings of stress or anxiety.

This science fair project idea identifies and understands adaptations in birds.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.