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Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

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.

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Make math fun for your child by turning it into a game and challenging him to beat the calculator with this cool math race!

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

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

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

In this activity, your second grader will design her very own heart map to show what she's really made of.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Children will discuss what it means to have healthy friendships and create a unique friendship painting that illustrates the qualities of good friends.

Construct a card castle fit for a king! Treat your royal "face" cards (the kings, queens, and jacks) to the cool castle they deserve.

Looking for a way to channel your spring fever? Create a beautiful spring centerpiece with your child!