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Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Enjoy the season of crunchy leaves and crisp harvest scents with a tall glass of pumpkin juice.

A tall glass of lemonade is the perfect summer treat. Make it even better with these creative twists on classic lemonade!

Spark your childâs interest in epic fantasy tales with this ferocious dragon craft.

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

Your kid will have the coolest lunch around when he creates this owl's head lunch bag topper. Celebrate the arrival of fall with this rustic-inspired craft.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Save up your paper rolls to help your child create an upcycled craft that looks just like iron work!

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Brighten up everyone's day with this circular rainbow plate perfect for celebrating spring or St. Patrick's Day.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Here's an innovative math puzzle that you can create with your fourth grade math student.

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Redecorate the smart way -- pillow covers are a fast, fun and easy craft that can transform a room with an artsy punch of color.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

On a hot afternoon there is nothing better than a cold drink. Instead of making lemonade, your child can have lemon ice cubes ready to munch!

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