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Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

Our breath is supporting us all of the time, but sometimes we don't even know it! In this activity, your child will discuss how they feel when they focus on their breath and learn tools to help them feel calm and at ease.

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

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Here's a simple math activity that has your child using her basic addition facts to solve a secret code.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

The project presents a tactile way to paint using water beads! The result will be a beautiful, expressionistic work of art.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

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

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

What lives in the darkest, deepest waters of the ocean? Let your child's imagination go vividly wild while creating brilliant fish using their fingerprints!

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

Teach your child how to make a Georgia O'Keefe flower collage using pasta and paint for a fun art activity.