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In this activity, your child will learn about the different parts of the brain and how mindfulness can build connections of calm.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

In this activity, you and your child will practice taking a movement or calming break during homework or when feeling tired. Then, your child will write about and draw what the experience was like for them.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

The Christmas Addition Tree is a great way to get kids actively involved in math practice through art projects over the holiday break.

Help your child chart how much he has grown over his school break by creating his own tree-shaped Summer Growth Chart.

Make this spring break a memorable one by creating a "growth" flower with your child, also great for your second grader's writing practice!

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

Here's a Father's Day gift that won't break the bank. With a touch of fabric paint, transform plain cotton t-shirts into original matching Dad and kid tops.

Fire up the grill, break out the raffia and get crafty with flowers--it's time to learn how to throw your own luau!

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.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Zombie cupcakes are baked goods that look as if they've been pulled fresh from a skull. Make zombie cupcakes this Halloween.

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

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Help your child will learn about shapes and patterns by creating her own masterpiece mosaic out of dried beans.

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!

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Matzoh brei is a fun-to-eat Jewish breakfast. It is a lot like traditional French toast, only it is made with matzoh instead of bread.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Make a festive holiday garland with your preschooler or kindergartener to practice making patterns with household items! This activity is a decorating classic.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

This activity introduces growth mindset and looking at mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow, rather than obstacles. Your child will understand the difference between seeing a mistake as a learning opportunity, rather than as a disappointment.