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Your child will have loads of fun creating this decorative basket and filling it with a secret gift or goodie before sharing with a friend or family member.

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

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.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Looking for a fun summer activity to capture all your vacation memories? Create a summer scrapbook with your child!

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

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

Learn how to make a mustache with these simple instructions. See how to make a mustache on a stick for Halloween, costume parties, or dress up.

Get ready to make a dollar...using playing cards! The first player to accumulate the amount of points equal to a dollar wins.

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

In this version of the classic card game, students will gain an understanding of equivalents and may not even realize it's a math review!

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Want to play publisher for a day? Become a book jacket illustrator for this creative and fun project.

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

Your child can create a special winter headband with the help of some white felt and a length of silver ribbon.