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Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Conduct a mock interview with the President to teach your child about politics, the president and the world she lives in.

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 make her very own candy bars with this easy recipe.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Give your child a chance to feel like important airport personnel and learn a whole host of skills while he's at it!

Embroidery ain't your grandma's art anymore...it can be adapted to a number of cool designs Jazz up a traditional fabric embellishment with sparkly beads!

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

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

Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!

mix and match your own creative outfits while also predicting clothing combinations -- style and statistics practice all in one!

Outfit a pair of dark sunglasses with sneaky mirrors for eyes in the back of your head.

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

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

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Homemade breakfast bars with chocolate and cherries make a tasty to-go breakfast for Valentine's Day. Whip up a batch of homemade breakfast bars with your kid.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

This fun calculator exercise will take the mystery away from the machine, and familiarize your child with the functions of a calculator.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

Batik is a traditional Indonesian craft, which uses a technique of drawing wax on fabric to create patterns before dying.

Help your child learn healthy eating habits by transforming every kid's favorite food into a healthy, flavorful after-school snack.