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Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

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.

Inspired by colorful African drums and crafted from recyclable materials, these pencil holders will make a bold and charming addition to any desk set.

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.

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

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

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

Assemble your own stylish spider ring this Halloween using pipe cleaners and googly eyes!

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

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

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

Your child will create adorable baby footprints using his hand and fingers!

Demonstrate the properties of pressure and surface tension to explain how water can stay inside an upside down glass using cardboard.

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

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

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

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.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

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

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!