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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.

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

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!

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!

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

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

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

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

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

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.

For kids who prefer to do homework flopped on a rug, this practical caddy can make all the difference!

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Does the temperature of a magnet affect its strength? Learn about the relationship between magnets and temperature with this cool physics science fair project.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Would your dog prefer homemade or store-bought food? Raw or cooked? Test your dog's preferred diet in this fun experiment.