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A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Help your child make her very own candy bars with this easy recipe.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Give your child a chance to feel like important airport personnel and learn a whole host of skills while he's at it!

Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

Crisps are the hidden gem of the homemade dessert world.

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

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.

Homemade breakfast bars with chocolate and cherries make a tasty to-go breakfast for Valentine's Day. Whip up a batch of homemade breakfast bars with your kid.

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

Want to help your child learn to fit homework time into a real-life schedule? Here's a tool that can help the whole family.

Calling all power-shoppers! This game is a fun way for kids to learn life skills, and flex their math muscles at the same time.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.