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Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Practice subtraction with your second grader in this fun dice game. Math concepts have never been more fun!

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Help your first grader understand what a noun is with this fun photo book that catalogs her favorite people, places, and things!

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

Transform a simple menu into a work of art! Let your child unleash her inner artist on tonight's menu for a beautiful display that the whole family can enjoy.

Looking for interesting craft projects using pipe cleaners? This easy art project will encourage the sculptor in your child.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

Hisss! Make a snake pet from a recycled cardboard tube! Transport your child into nature with this fun and easy craft.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

This creamy peanut butter fudge is a great first recipe to get your first or second grader involved with because it doesn't involve any time in the oven!

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

Make math fun for your child by turning it into a game and challenging him to beat the calculator with this cool math race!

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.