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Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

Practice third and fourth grade measurement skills and make a practical holiday gift in the process!

Create a dazzling window display with cut stars with this fun first grade holiday activity.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

A twist on the gingerbread house, this train is made with graham crackers, icing, and candy decorations. A great 2nd-3rd grade holiday arts and crafts activity.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting and spelling your way to a "$1.00" word in this 3rd grade math and reading game.

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

Here's a sweet holiday recipe to make with your fifth grader: bake scrumptious sugar-dusted chocolate snowballs! Serve them at your next Christmas party.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

Explore measurement with your second grader and make this terrific holiday craft.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Use the holiday gift giving season as an excuse to give your fourth grader a valuable lesson in making and keeping a budget!

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

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

Your fourth grader can have fun and get creative this winter by creating a colorful winter weather collage.

Try this kindergarten arts and crafts activity and sneak in a little extra nutrition this holiday season: make a mashed potato snowman sculpture!

This paper mache snowman is a unique winter craft for kids. Use this paper mache snowman to show your child the wonders of this three-dimensional art form.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Make a string art tree to celebrate the holiday season with your kid. This string art tree craft allows you make a unique decoration using simple ingredients.

This marshmallow snowman craft is a festive way for your child to practice counting and art. Make a marshmallow snowman with your child this holiday season.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Being sick stinks! Help make being achy a little easier by helping your child craft a comforting hot water bottle doll out of fabric, googly eyes, and ribbon.

Turn snack time into a healthy ho-ho-holiday activity! Make a face that looks like a cartoon Santa using fruits. It will be a fun activity that will get your family in the holiday spirit, and spice up your snack time with healthy treats.