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Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

Make sunomono, a simple Japanese cucumber vinegar salad, and kid-friendly chopsticks in this fun kindergarten activity.

This simple movement activity helps improve listening skills, as your child will be required to discriminate between sound and silence.

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

Your beginning teen baker will enjoy the tactile experience of baking this challah bread. It's deceptively simple to make!

This science fair project idea examines whether music has an effect on a person's ability to complete a simple task that requires concentration.

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

Do human lie detectors exist? Charge up your powers of observation to see if you can tell a lie from the truth.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

This project investigates whether chewing gum can help a majority of people with focus and concentration.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

This science fair project idea studies past and current fads and trends.

Test of the effect of exercise on rote memory. Prepare a single list of 40 randomly chosen words. Have volunteers recall as many words as possible.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Determine the efficiency of multi-tasking by comparing how long it takes students to complete different tasks. Collate data, complete Summary Chart.

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

This science fair project idea examines whether people can decode scrambled messages.