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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.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

Conduct a mock interview with the President to teach your child about politics, the president and the world she lives in.

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.

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.

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

As your child heads back to school this fall, dust off those elementary math skills with our creative calendar activity!

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

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".

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.

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

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.

Hair ties don't have to be plain old elastic circles. Your child can decorate her hair with beaded hair bands that add flair to her hair!

Your mom works hard, and a homemade present is the perfect way to show how much you appreciate her.

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.

Tree rings can tell the age of the tree but also information about the world. This science experiment uses tree stumps to discover new facts.

This science project lets students explore the number of spots on a ladybird and how to treat ladybugs with respect.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

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

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.