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In this social emotional learning activity, your child will play a mindful listening game and create a video or skit that teaches others about mindful listening.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

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

Make over an old shirt that's destined for the thrift shop with this heart cut-out craft for Valentine's Day.

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

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

Help your child show Dad how super he is by making this homemade superhero shirt.

Outfit a pair of dark sunglasses with sneaky mirrors for eyes in the back of your head.

Take some inspiration from the past and create some wood block prints with your fourth grader.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Create a chunky, textured, tactile giraffe collage that is cute enough to pet! This is a great way to recycle old arts and crafts materials.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Nothing says Father's Day like a brand new necktie. Much tastier than fabric ties, these sweet baked versions are the perfect gift for Dad.

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Here's a salt dough recipe that can be used to make ghostly character sticks for fun Halloween decor.

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Make learning how to calculate surface area easy and fun using this simple hands-on approach.

Vincent van Gogh painted golden hued pictures of the harvest using bold lines and vibrant color. Your child can explore this style of art using oil pastels.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Learn about landscape painting—and artist Grandma Moses—in this engaging watercolor activity!

This project makes learning the difference between warm and cool colors easy and fun. And it's a great intro to complimentary colors - great for pop art!

Help your child work on her sewing skills by making one-of-a-kind luggage tags for everyone in the family.

This Santa puppet brings a little extra cheer to your Christmas celebration. Make a Santa puppet with your child this holiday season.

Taking a moment to pause, feel our breath, and to notice the things around us can support a heightened sense of focus and can bring kind attention to the present moment and to tasks at-hand. In this activity, your child will practice the STOP method and