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What do you get when you combine science and fairies? Fairy scientists who make their own potion, of course! This activity promotes critical thinking skills as your child mixes, experiments, and creates their very own fairy potions.

Make your own personalized set of letter flash cards to get him thinking about the alphabet while boosting his fine motor skills in the process.

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.

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!

In this activity, your child will be given images that portray different perspectives or emotions. Your child will practice empathy by coloring and drawing what each person may have been thinking or feeling.

This guessing game is a hoot. And it helps teach kids to categorize a set of objects-- a key skill for preschool.

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

This Easter, try putting on a guided family scavenger hunt to help your kindergartener track down the Easter eggs.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Work with your child's sense of fun by making this interesting snack, where playing with healthy food gets your child eating it

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

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

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Make matzoh more fun! Help your preschooler or kindergartener design a matzoh puzzle from broken pieces of the flatbread.

This do-it-anywhere guessing game helps reinforce number concepts. And it's a blast to play.

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

When your child is itching for a game, consider ditching Hide and Seek in favor of Shape and Seek. Here's how it works:

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.