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

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

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 experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

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

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Be adventurous this Cinco de Mayo and give this simple recipe using pickled nopalitos a try!

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

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

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

In this art project, eight petals of a flower are painted in watercolor paint using different techniques, colors, and patterns.

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.