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Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Add a Hannukah twist to Chutes and Ladders by using a dreidel as the dice.

Your third grader will delight in making this creepy night-flying creature using a simple pom pom!

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

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Be adventurous this Cinco de Mayo and give this simple recipe using pickled nopalitos a try!

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader or second-grader using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

Kids will love painting shapes of objects in a still life while using strong colors showing highlights and shadows.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

Using hard boiled eggs, leaves and tempera paint, your child can create a delicate garden print decoration on Easter eggs.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

In this art project, eight petals of a flower are painted in watercolor paint using different techniques, colors, and patterns.