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In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Have your child make a holiday scarf with inexpensive materials, no sewing required!

Create a haunted house from upcycled materials in this lively craft project!

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.

Turn snack time into a healthy ho-ho-holiday activity! Make a face that looks like a cartoon Santa using fruits. It will be a fun activity that will get your family in the holiday spirit, and spice up your snack time with healthy treats.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

A DIY diffuser is a budget-friendly item that will add a pleasant fragrance to your home. Make a DIY diffuser with your child for great Valentine's Day gift.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech with this meaningful and educational art project.

This St. Patrick's Day, bond with your child over delicious potato pancakes that work for any meal.

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

Create a scented surprise for mom on Mother's Day! Make a pillowcase potpourri filled with dried lavender.

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

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

This pet blanket is a perfect sewing project for your little gifter with a furry friend. Make a pet blanket with your child this holiday season.

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

Create your very own creepy, haunted castle sitting in a turbulent field of flowing grass, eerily surrounded by dark, ominous clouds.

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!

Did you know cooking supports your child in learning complex math skills? Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills by whipping up some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish!

What better way to show someone you love them than by telling them? This hair band craft features the American Sign Language sign for âI Love You.â

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!