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Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Celebrate the season of flowers with a homemade vase budding with blooms of the season. Filled with the warmth of a sunny day, it's just the thing for spring.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Kids will love this more challenging version of tag where they'll have to run while "attached" to someone else.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!

This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

It's always fun to recycle household items into something great. Here's a quick and easy way to turn a used juice box into a police radio for hours of play!

Make a clever egg pop-up card for Easter that hides a special surprise: open the flaps, and out pops a fluffy baby chick!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Transfer your child's artwork onto clothing using an iron-on transfer. It's easier than it sounds, and your child will love wearing his artwork!

Cookie cutters aren't just for gingerbread men anymore. Here are 8 fun and creative projects to do with cookie-cutters!

If your first grader loves to play with her food, turn the messy habit into a clever arts and craft project.

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.