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Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Turn sweet treats into miniature masterpieces with this candy melting activity!

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

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

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Learn about nature while creating a nest for baby chicks with this project that is a fun way to explore how to layer shapes and create texture.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Patterns come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. As your child alters one element and then another they'll create a unique piece of artwork.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Help your child make a cubist self-portrait while he boosts his math and spatial skills with this fun lesson in art history!

No big beach party or a sudsy seafood feast should be without this bright, colorful tablecloth!

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

This hungry lunch bag monster will rev up your childâs appetite and get him excited about whatâs inside.

Here's a salt dough recipe that can be used to make ghostly character sticks for fun Halloween decor.

This stamp-making fabric craft will get you in the mood for a picnic and get your child excited about fruit.

Transform a simple menu into a work of art! Let your child unleash her inner artist on tonight's menu for a beautiful display that the whole family can enjoy.