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Make a friendship bracelet with your child this Mother's Day or the next time they are looking for a fun project to do!

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Sharing can be a challenge, and division doubly so! Practice halving numbers in this competitive card game.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

Pureed ripe peaches, vanilla yogurt, agave nectar, and juicy chunks of peach come together to form a refreshing pop that hits the spot on a hot summer day.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Here's an arts and crafts activity to help your child put together his own "Back to School" scrapbook.

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 clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Getting kids to memorize their times tables can be worse than pulling teeth. Sweeten the deal with this activity that combines math and sugar.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Make a dreidel card this Hanukkah to give to someone special and help your child celebrate the holiday!

Wax paper hearts are a unique and glittery gift for a special friend on Valentine's Day. Make wax paper hearts with your child this February.

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

Introduce your youngster to this Japanese version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

Give your child a glimpse of how another set of students approach reading by teaching him how the blind use braille.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

A riff on the classic board game, St. Patrick's Day Snakes and Ladders is a fun game the whole family can enjoy.