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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.

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.

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

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.

Help your child make her very own candy bars with this easy recipe.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

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

Check out this activity that has your kid create her own Cubist montage. Soon your kid will be well on her way to understanding the vibrant art of Cubism!

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!

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

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

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

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

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

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.

Crazy quilting is a fun and easy way for kids to exercise some creativity and connect with the past.

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.

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

Raspberry hot chocolate is a sweat treat for your young valentine. Pink and delicious, this raspberry hot chocolate makes the perfect Valentine's Day drink.

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.

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts, this make your own stamps project will be a big hit with your fifth grade or middle school child.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.