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Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

A homemade coat of arms is a great way to get your child thinking about your family's values, and it makes a fun addition to the costume box as well!

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

Teach a lesson in the math and art with the concept of symmetry, while making a delightful cut-paper shadow pumpkin for Halloween!

Have a blast celebrating the poetic prose of Dr. Seuss as you hop your way to better vocabulary and reading skills. Play Hop on Pop Hopscotch!

Invite your child, and any other kids attending the Seder, to help you make this "hands on" matzah cover for Passover this year.

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

Learn how to make vampire fangs for Halloween costumes and for scary playtime. See how to make vampire fangs with this great upcycled tutorial.

In this activity, your child will learn how to spruce up her bike with an original license plate!

Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

Help your kindergartener practice his shape recognition and develop his fine motor skills by making a scarecrow at home.

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

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

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that fits neatly in a 3-ring binder.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!