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Decorated with glittery spiderwebs that sparkle like dew in the sun, these handmade note cards make great thank you cards or simply "thinking of you" cards.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Children will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

Show your child how to "recycle" by making a milk box toy car. Here's how to get started.

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Channel the artistic spirit of Romare Bearden by making a mixed media collage to express different moods.

Who wants to take a boring paper bag to school -- just to throw away as soon as the bell rings -- when you can create a reusable lunch bag out of fleece?

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Spend an afternoon outdoors and add a personal touch to clothes or other items of fabric by learning how to tie-dye.

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Turn yourself into a personalized paper doll, along with a collection of your favorite outfits.

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

Your child can cut her way into making a fun collage of mod-style flowers that will dazzle and delight!

In this activity, your child will consider the meaning of "culture" and what comprises their family's culture. They will draw pictures of aspects of their family's culture, then choose an aspect of it to explore further.

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

How do you turn an everyday object into a scary skeleton? This project is the perfect way to practice counting while using cotton swabs to create a skeleton.

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

A heart collage is the perfect Valentine's Day art project for your young artist. Make a heart collage this February with your child.

Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

This collage is a great way for children to see different methods of creating the same idea.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!