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In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

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

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Learning to count can be pretty tough. Have your child play this game with you or a friend and watch her quickly become a master counter.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

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.

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.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.