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Guessing is more than pure fun, it's also a key part of kindergarten math. Here's a fun way to bring estimation to the breakfast table.

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Instead of loading up on mayonnaise based potato salad, your child can whip up something healthier: German potato salad!

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Add simple fractions in this fun math card game for second graders. This game is very similar to Blackjack, or 21, but it's entirely kid friendly!

Try this fun math card game with your third grader to practice division, addition, and problem solving!

Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

Teach your kid a fun mathematical magic trick! All you'll need is a deck of cards and basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Try this new twist to the traditional memory game to help your learner match number symbols to the correct quantity while sharpening their memory skills!

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Big bags hold a lot of candy, but they're hard to tote around. Have your kid construct a candy corn candy holder perfect for carrying a few lightweight treats.

Here's a fun math game you can use to practice counting, addition or subtraction with your child.

Making food sculptures boosts creativity, and just might help your picky eater branch out!

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

Check out this dice game perfect for teaching your savvy kid the fundamentals of probability.

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

Thanksgiving is a time to be with loved ones. It's also a time to chow down! Need help in the kitchen? There's no better helper than an avid fourth grader.

Use this fun spin-off of Bingo to help your child practice number recognition and listening skills!