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Be active while learning about American history with this twist on the classic running game "Capture the Flag."

Preschoolers get a hands-on lesson about the color wheel in this St. Patrick's Day exploratory painting activity.

Being present is essential for learning, so help your child become more aware of their body and surroundings through an activity called "mindful walking."

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

Create a fun hands-on game to practice long division, using magnetic numbers on a fridge.

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

In this activity, you will create a magical box to help your child learn her letter sounds. Here's how to play the Abracadabra learning game!

Spend an afternoon outdoors and add a personal touch to clothes or other items of fabric by learning how to tie-dye.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

Have your high-schooler immerse himself in art history with this hands-on lesson.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Here's a hands-on way to help your child understand how common fractions can be equivalent.

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

Learning to count can be pretty tough. Have your child play this game with you or a friend and watch her quickly become a master counter.

Celebrate the holidays by making sufganiyot, or fried jelly donuts. This Hanukkah recipe is great for kids learning about the Festival of Lights.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.

Bring back the groovy memories by making shrinky dinks using household materials, while learning about the science of plastics. Here's how to get started:

This project makes learning the difference between warm and cool colors easy and fun. And it's a great intro to complimentary colors - great for pop art!

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

Here's Twist 'N Turn: let your preschooler or pre-kindergartener be outside and active while learning about shapes, colors, directions, and word recognition.

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!

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.