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Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

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

Looking for hot weather fun? Cool the kids down with a homemade slip and slide! You can create your own water park atmosphere for just a few bucks.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

You've got to try it to believe it! Making these sweet treats allows your second grader to practice with measurement and boost his motor skills.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.

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

In this activity, you and your child will watch a video and learn how the brain easily remembers negative information, but not always positive. You will practice positivity by writing or drawing pictures of 10 positive things that happened today.

What better way to care for the earth than to create a Call to Action plan for the entire family?

These potato yogurt cupcakes are a healthy and delicious treat to be shared during the special Jewish holiday of Passover.

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

This valentine bag craft makes a chic little pouch that holds cards and treats. Fall in love with this valentine bag craft this February.

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.