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What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

Got an empty bottle sitting around collecting dust? Put it to good use by turning it into a homemade night light for your kids.

Quickly update your child's room by decorating the switchplate over the light switch! It will add a funky flair to any room in the house.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Feed your preschoolerâs love for all things transportation-related with this tasty and educational snack.

Your kid and his friends will have a blast taking turns playing the role of a traffic cop in this Labor Day version of the classic game Red Light, Green Light.

Help your child craft a magnetic menorah that they can safely "light" themselves!

This year, help your child celebrate Easter by upcycling an old light bulb and make a cute little chicken face.

Help your preschooler explore the effects of light and shadow, and make a pretty sun print at the same time!

This quick and simple preschool mirror activity will introduce your child to the science of reflection and light with a flashlight experiment and picture game.

Get into the Christmas spirit with this fun and messy finger painting activity. This fun activity will light up the day like holiday lights!

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

Introduce colors to shadow play with this creative and irresistible science activity!

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

Create a beautiful tissue paper lantern with your child to help brighten up a special occasion.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

This handprint reindeer adds some whimsy to your Christmas decorations. Make a handprint reindeer with your child out of paper and pom poms.

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

Create a beautiful piece of art to celebrate Hanukkah! Using easy to find materials, your child will create a one of a kind suncatcher great for decoration or even a gift to family and friends!

Take a pretty parfait glass and help your preschooler create a simple A-B-A-B pattern as she layers strawberries and yogurt.

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

Try a little eco-friendly crafting this Easter: turn lonely, misfit socks into bunny sculptures in this recycled arts and crafts activity.

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

Your preschooler or kindergartener will count their way to Valentine's Day while designing an imaginative and artistic set of counting cards!

Here's a springtime arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: make batik Easter eggs using melted candle wax and homemade dye.