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Try this kindergarten arts and crafts activity and sneak in a little extra nutrition this holiday season: make a mashed potato snowman sculpture!

Let your child's imagination run wild with this creative third grade arts and crafts activity: make a fanciful costume out of a cardboard box.

While you whip up mashed potatoes for your next dinner party, your first grader and friends can stay occupied by crafting their own silly spud characters.

Recycle an old soda bottle into a beautiful, functional soap dish! In this project your child will practice saving the environment in a proactive way.

Create a haunted house from upcycled materials in this lively craft project!

Even if sweet potatoes aren't your kid's favorite, try topping them with fluffy marshmallows -- it will be tough to find a child who can resist!

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

Warm up your little one's counting skills with this adorable winter number-match game. Play until she's warmed up and ready to count all on her own!

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

These pretzel reindeer cookies are a great holiday recipe for kids to make. Rudolph and the whole gang agree!

Rhymes are all around us! Get your kid in on this game of simple rhyming words. She'll match up cards with rhyming words and pictures on them.

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

Back-to-back breathing is a great way to practice self-calming while also creating connection and developing trust.

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

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Here's a festive, patriotic 4th of July fruit platter that is healthy, delicious, and guaranteed to be a real crowd pleaser.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

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

Make a phonics paper egg to help your child build up his reading and writing skills.

Help your fifth grader honor Black History month and the musical genre of jazz by crafting decorative music notes embellished with jazz musical instruments.

Help your kindergartener use a map to find "leprechaun gold"--and build early social studies skills in the process!

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!