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What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

This fun first grade activity will make your child love vegetables (well, racing them anyway). Build a racecar from a zucchini and challenge the whole family!

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Making these fabulous cupcake liner flowers is a great way to introduce your child to relief artwork and patterns.

This Halloween, have your child create a ghoulish bat treat keeper. While crafting he'll learn the basic components of sculpture.

Penguins just may be the cutest cold-weather creatures ever! Creating this penguin is a perfect way for your tot to practice cutting out different shapes.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

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!

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Looking for interesting craft projects using pipe cleaners? This easy art project will encourage the sculptor in your child.

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Try this new twist to the traditional memory game to help your learner match number symbols to the correct quantity while sharpening their memory skills!

Here's a color matching game that is perfect for winter! Your child will race against the clock to assemble the name of a color with its matching parts.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

Use Henri Matisse as inspiration for your preschooler or kindergartener to create a unique and funky paper shapes collage in this arts and crafts activity.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Make a clever egg pop-up card for Easter that hides a special surprise: open the flaps, and out pops a fluffy baby chick!

In this arts and crafts activity, work with your preschooler to transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater and put on your own puppet drama.

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

Celebrate the 100th Day of School by making an amazing sculpture using recycled materials.