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

Your child will have a blast developing their fine motor skills and working on shape recognition with this bright and cheery crab decoration.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

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.

This fresh take on the classic game of Tic-Tac-Toe will boost your first grader's creativity, fine motor skills, and concept of taking turns.

A tisket, a tasket, here's a pretty homemade basket to fill with treats at Easter.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your child and teach her about Mexican heritage with this fun arts and crafts activity.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Here's a fun Fourth of July craft that will delight kids of many ages.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

Keep your holiday memories safe in this crafty photo box, handmade by your child, that's decorated with the signs of the season,

This homemade snare drum made with everyday household items gets its authentic rattle sound from paper clips and tin.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Let your preschooler develop her fine motor skills in this cooking activity that has her creating hamburger cookies, a great snack for any party or BBQ.

Budding fashion designers will love this chance to design and create their very own holiday wear.

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

Teach your child golf without the clubs! Introduce her to Pebble Golf, a fun beach game and a great way to develop her depth perception.

Transform a brown paper grocery bag into a hat in this arts and crafts activity!

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.