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In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Help your second grader craft some lovely, personalized Valentine's Day cards--out of kitchen materials!

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

Invite your child to create a lovely windmill using the ancient art of origami.

Using hard boiled eggs, leaves and tempera paint, your child can create a delicate garden print decoration on Easter eggs.

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

Using dried beans and corn, foods that are prevalent in Mexican cuisine, your child will create three-dimensional sombrero art.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

Using low-tech supplies and a little extra ingenuity you can help your fourth grader create this unique, heartfelt Valentine card.

Using cardboard and duct tape, you can make a durable Father's Day frame that Dad can hang anywhere from his workbench to the office!

Using beautiful oil pastels and their own wild imagination, your child will come up with their own spooky, spectacular, or spine-tingling monster.

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!

Create a special gift for Mother's or Father's Day using felt, cardstock and buttons to create a memorable frame in the shape of a heart.

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

Can your third grader catch a leprechaun using a homemade trap? Help her entice these folkloric Irish fairies with gold coins that they simply can't resist.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

Make a string art tree to celebrate the holiday season with your kid. This string art tree craft allows you make a unique decoration using simple ingredients.

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.

Rid your family of that pile of old Christmas cards once and for all! Show your child how to create a nifty 8-sided ornament using his favorite holiday images.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.