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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.

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!

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.

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

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.

Want to help your child learn to fit homework time into a real-life schedule? Here's a tool that can help the whole family.

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.

Calling all power-shoppers! This game is a fun way for kids to learn life skills, and flex their math muscles at the same time.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.