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Kids have permission to get messy (just a little bit!) as they create a decorative candy cane mosaic from red and white handprints.

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Pay tribute to the color green this St. Patrick's Day by creating a tactile sensory collage filled with green things in this kindergarten art activity.

There's nothing like a treasure hunt to get kids excited about math and sorting.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

Take a bite out of these sticky-sweet banana ghosts to create a Halloween memory your kid's taste buds will never forget.

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

Bake these rugelach cookies with your child this Hanukkah to celebrate the holiday and help her practice important math skills.

A mixture of botany, exploration, Abstract Art and Pop Art color theoryâthis activity never gets dull! Start by exploring outdoors and finish with indoor art.

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

Channel the artistic spirit of Romare Bearden by making a mixed media collage to express different moods.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

The objective of this science fair project is to set up a compost bin to convert food scraps and organic waste.

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

Your child can be Santa's Helper this year by making a Christmas card and a paper poinsettia for someone in her life who may get overlooked this year.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Help your kid get in touch with their wild side with this Big Bad Wolf mask! Bring this fairy tale villain to life with simple crafting supplies.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Is your child an amateur origami master? Reach the next stage of paper folding genius with this origami heart!

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.