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Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

Here's a delightful kindergarten project that will boost your child's reading and writing skills--and make for a happy time on a rainy day, too.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

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

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Check out this science project idea to compare organic produce to non-organic produce and how preservatives in food extend the shelf life of goods.

This science fair project examines which fruits and/or vegetables will ripen prematurely when placed with ripe apples.

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

Introduce your budding chef to a traditional Irish dish this St. Patrick's Day by making Irish lamb stew, a fantastic one-pot meal the whole family can enjoy.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

In this version of the classic card game, students will gain an understanding of equivalents and may not even realize it's a math review!

Filling out forms can be a great learning experience for kids. Here's how to give your child some FORMal training.

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

This science fair project on testing water hardness is a great introduction to practical chemistry. Test and learn the difference between hard and soft water.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.