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Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

3-D Christmas tree cookies look impressive but are an easy holiday recipe that kids can make. These sugar cookies stand up on their own!

Keep your child active this summer by transforming old milk jugs into scoops and newspaper into a ball with this exciting game of catch!

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.

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

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

Everyone has a dream. The hard part is striving to make those dreams come true. Encourage your child to dream big with this easy craft project.

Introduce your child to the concepts of positive and negative space in design with this simple yet striking Valentine's Day art project.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

This science fair project idea explores how enzyme inhibitors, active sites, non-competitive enzyme inhibitors, and substrates work.

Enlist the whole family and helpful friends in this heartwarming activity for Dad. Boost kids' writing skills in the process, too!

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Channel the artistic spirit of Romare Bearden by making a mixed media collage to express different moods.

Who wants to take a boring paper bag to school -- just to throw away as soon as the bell rings -- when you can create a reusable lunch bag out of fleece?

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Turn yourself into a personalized paper doll, along with a collection of your favorite outfits.

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

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

Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.

This simple Veterans Day craft is a great way to have your kid work on her drawing skills and put her vocabulary to the test too!

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

Not only a fun way to practice sewing, felt cupcakes make great gifts, party decorations, and doll accessories once theyâre finished