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This craft, a perfect pre-bedtime activity for a first sleepover, helps build up a ton of useful skills, like geometry, measurement, and basic sewing skills.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

Help your child practice multiplication tables with this mental and physical multitasking game that uses a hula hoop to get into the swing of things.

Kids get to play mad scientist in this wacky drawing game that's a great way to help kids to mellow out after the high-energy antics of recess.

Make a paper floral bouquet for Mother's Day that looks as beautiful as real flowers and will last much longer!

These decorative vampire bat baskets make for the perfect Halloween party favors, and they're fun for you and your child to make!

Wraps are a great alternative to the traditional PB & J and a BLT wrap is something your young chef can even make himself!

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!

Have your kid practice completing number patterns and then create her own patterns on the wings of a butterfly with this delightfully simple paper project.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Make a friendship bracelet with your child this Mother's Day or the next time they are looking for a fun project to do!

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

The Math Monster will save your second grader from repetitive math flashcards. Guessing mystery math facts is a fun way for him to polish arithmetic skills!

This snowflake garland will bring some winter wonder to your house. Make a sparkling snowflake garland with your child this winter.