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Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Use up your leftover hardboiled Easter eggs with our healthy, gourmet variations on an old classic: deviled eggs

Help your child apply his math skills the next time you cook a family meal similar to one you'd buy at a restaurant.

Re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase using a few pieces of felt and a little imagination.

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Want to reuse materials that would otherwise get tossed in the trash? Show your third grader how to get crafty with old newspaper and fabric.

Don't toss out those old tortillas! Your child can use them to create her own tortilla chips in any flavor she can imagine.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Make a personalized pillowcase for your third grader with his old-fashioned silhouette image. You won't be able to find these in stores!

Help your third grader craft a homemade version of this classic strategy game, using just an old egg carton and a few beads!

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

You can try this simple activity with your third grader to get him thinking about the real world math you use everyday.

This felt cookies craft is a great way to introduce an older kid to a needle and thread, and will make great toys for younger siblings once theyâre done.

Here's a brain-challenging treasure hunt for your third grader, calling upon math skills with money and with decimals!

Your child will be cheering for 8s and 9s as she tries to create a larger number than her competitors. Whoever ends up with the largest number wins!

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.

Construct some glittery ring bling with this ring bracelet craft.

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.