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Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Calaveras means "skulls" in Spanish, and in Mexico, skulls are brightly decorated to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

How often do we eat with awareness and really taste our food and think about where the food came from? Mindful eating is a great way to practice mindfulness infused with gratitude and appreciation for our food.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

The chalkboard surface on this desk globe tempts kids to grab their chalk and start mapping out their next adventures.

Celebrate National Drum Month in November by using a couple of recycled yogurt cups and making a groovy set of bongos!

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Bake these delicious Crisco Cookies with your child this holiday season to give as gifts to friends and family.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Teach a lesson in the math and art with the concept of symmetry, while making a delightful cut-paper shadow pumpkin for Halloween!

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

This colorful garland can be strung across a fireplace and remind you of your blessings well into the new year.

Gather the family around for this fun song and game that will get your holiday started!

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Decorating pumpkins is a safer, cleaner alternative to carving. These Cubist art pumpkins are easy and fun to make, and serve as great fall decor.

Find sums of 10 in this fun first-grade math card game that helps kids build addition skills. Help your child use critical thinking skills to find the sums.

Little kids love this messy but fun Easter party game: bob for chocolate Easter eggs in a giant blob of whipped cream. The first one to find all her eggs wins!