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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!

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

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

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

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 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.

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

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

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.

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

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

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".

Boost your child's imagination and creativity by having her design her own deck of trading cards.

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

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

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

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

Using wholesome, natural ingredients like oatmeal, honey and raisins your child can make homemade granola bars!

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

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Here's a tasty summer holiday treat: oatmeal chocolate chip cookie sandwiches filled with cinnamon ice cream.

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

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.