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Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Shake things up by introducing your child to charcoal pencils! These unique drawing tools make blending, shading, and smudging easy and fun.

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.

Measuring and mixing is half the fun with these Irish oatmeal cookies, and it's a great way to introduce your second grader to cooking and kitchen tools.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

This watercolor landscape creates the background for the adventures of Little Red Riding Hood by using spooky silhouettes for the characters.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Bubble wrap is fun to pop, but it's also fun to paint with! Paint a pretty seascape using bubble wrap as your brush.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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