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

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Most timeline activities are all about history. Make timelines more relevant and personal for your child by focusing on the hours and minutes of his day.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

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.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

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

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Next time your child says he's bored, suggest a game of Toe Fencing! It's a silly and physical game that can be played anywhere, any time.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

Help your first grader emboss his own design reminiscent of Middle Ages metalwork. Using foil and a wooden stylus, he'll create pretty springtime flower images.

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Make flavored popcorn with your kids and explore the tastes of herbs. They'll learn more about their palate as well as how to make perfectly popped popcorn!

Candy cane cookies are a great alternative to traditional candy canes, and your family will have a blast making them over the holidays!