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Get ready for Thanksgiving by explaining the importance of the harvest. This craft is a great way for her to show thanks for all that delicious food!

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.

Practice early social studies skills and get your child excited about the new school year with this fun activity.

This gluten free recipe for coconut rice is a tasty way to help any picky eater expand her culinary horizons. She'll get great measuring practice along the way!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

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!

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.

Make sunomono, a simple Japanese cucumber vinegar salad, and kid-friendly chopsticks in this fun kindergarten activity.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Here is a guide to making a felt busy book that's perfect for focusing on specific learning areas with your child.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Kick off the spookiest time of the year with an art project inspired by the ancient Egyptian process of mummification.

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

In this activity, your child will create a fun lion mask and learn a little about Chinese culture too!

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

Introduce your kid to abstract art with this painting activity. It's the perfect way to engage a kinesthetic learner and spark an interest in art history!