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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.

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.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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

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

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Help your child organize her jewelry or hair bands with this pretty holder made from recycled materials. The finished holder also makes a great gift!

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.

This rainbow collage activity is a great way to practice using different materials to create texture. The completed craft is sure to brighten up any space.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.