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Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Make caterpillars out of papier-mache and let the kids explore their inner creepy crawler.

Inspired by the children's book, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, this card brings the spunky spider Charlotte to life!

With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.

This entertaining magic trick will 'trick' kids into using math skill to impress their friends!

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

Create some cards and a factor board and get ready to practice multiplication. This game will help your kid get one step closer to memorizing times tables!

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

This experiment evaluates if the temperature of the environment that you work in affects your ability to perform mental tasks.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

This science fair project explores how salt and sugar affect the melting rate of ice in water.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

This decimal game is a great way to help your child get familiar with how decimal values work.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Shamrock Stamps are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is the perfect shape for prints.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

Here's a tasty way to give your child some counting practice.

Here's a super fun game to get in some place value practice with your child!

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Find out which part of a flame burns wood the fastest and also if this is true for all types of flames such as candle-flame, burners, and lighters.

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

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.

This science fair project idea determines effective strategies to help students stay awake and attentive.

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

Dig up some dinos while promoting curiosity and sensory skills in this hands-on activity that will have your child searching for prehistoric treasure!