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Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

This project makes learning the difference between warm and cool colors easy and fun. And it's a great intro to complimentary colors - great for pop art!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

This zombie cake will give your Halloween enthusiast an excuse to lurch and limp around the kitchen. Share this zombie cake with friends and the undead.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

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

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Your child can build the home of her dreams by creating a truly imaginative model. She'll get to draft her own blueprints to design her masterpiece!

This snowflake garland will bring some winter wonder to your house. Make a sparkling snowflake garland with your child this winter.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

Here's a fun Fourth of July craft that will delight kids of many ages.

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.