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

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

Pine cone decorations are fun and festive for the Christmas season. Make pine cone decorations with your child to celebrate the beauty of winter.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

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

Celebrate Easter brunch with these flaky, delicious, and--yes--healthy whole wheat "bunny biscuits."

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Here's how to make a princess dress out of a long skirt in a fabric she likes.

Put your kid in charge of her own survey! She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!

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

Arrange a cluster of glittering pumpkins on your dining table or use them as individual place cards to add a little sparkle to your next fall party.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Help your first grader make a coin bank that builds connections to early reading and math. And build good saving habits, too!

Satisfy your kindergartener's fascination of different sounds with this easy science project, where they'll use their ears instead of their eyes to identify sounds!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Whether it's a bag lunch, goody bag, or used to decorate a table, this cute little fox bag is sure to make your kid smile.

This Valentine's Day, spend a couple of hours with your child constructing a colorful, spring-limbed "heart man"!

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

Transform a single sheet of card stock into a double-sided painting of opposites: on one side, a bright daytime landscape, on the other, a dusky evening scene.

Let your child add her creative touch to Cinco de Mayo celebrations by showing her how to make chili pepper napkin rings.

Create an American flag pinwheel in this Fourth of July craft activity!

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!