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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.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

Make a beautiful bowl out of printed lines of poetry that you can use to store everything from jewelery to candy.

Vincent van Gogh painted golden hued pictures of the harvest using bold lines and vibrant color. Your child can explore this style of art using oil pastels.

Sure, angles can be confusing. Here's a fun activity to brush up your child's knowledge of these geometry essentials.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

Here's a party game that's guaranteed to bring along lots of laughs. Kids get creative as they act out improve scenes with some help from an audience.

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Decorate with a banner made from paper, clover shapes and buttons to celebrate spring or St. Patrick's Day!

Using only straight-line sewing, your fourth can create a nifty felt pencil case perfect for his busy life.

Your fifth grade aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

Here's an activity that has your teenager or child upcycling empty cereal boxes to create a handy, one-of-a-kind notebook holder to keep her space organized.

Try a fun painting activity this Valentine's Day with your child. He can design abstract art and learn about color theory in an easy way!

Challenge your child with this exciting 2D to 3D project using a sheet of construction paper, oil pastels, and scissors.

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

Create a dramatic, elegant line drawing of a pumpkin in this white-on-black Halloween art project. 

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

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

This project is a great way to explore variations in how to paint using watercolor.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

Combat summer boredom with this easy and fun game. Race against each other to see who can fill their bucket the fastest using leaky cups!

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!