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Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

Using nothing fancier than old milk cartons and popsicle sticks, create a village full of fun learning for your kindergarten math student.

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.

Create a counting book, in order from 1-30, to help your child figure out a variety of ways of recognizing and representing numbers.

Celebrate 100 fantastic days of school by creating a school-themed collage with 100 pieces in this unique arts and crafts activity.

Guessing is more than pure fun, it's also a key part of kindergarten math. Here's a fun way to bring estimation to the breakfast table.

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

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

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

Create a graph based on the interests of family member's to see who has what in common. Your child will practice her math skills and get to know the family!

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

The Christmas Addition Tree is a great way to get kids actively involved in math practice through art projects over the holiday break.

Check out this twist on a peanut butter and banana sandwich. The banana replaces the bread to make the perfect fun and nutritious after-school snack.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

There's nothing like a treasure hunt to get kids excited about math and sorting.