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If using regular watercolors is getting a little dry, liven things up by using salt to create a beautiful painting with unique crystal texture!

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

A fun activity for a hot day, this will give young kids a chance to experiment with beginning science and math â and splash around in the process!

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

Why spend money on fingerpaint when you can make your own? With this recipe, you can stew up your kid's favorite colors right in your kitchen.

Make these homemade shell fossils and introduce your child to the wonders of science!

Pumpkins sure look adorable when bundled up in hats and cozy scarves!

This imaginative art activity will help your child to better understand symmetry and explore color and shape.

Your child will practice her counting and number recognition as she matches printed numbers to the same number of repetitions of a simple design.

Enjoy the beach all year long with this fun activity that uses sand, seashells, and a shoebox to create a mini beach right in your house!

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

Turn your childâs love of markers into a really colorful creation with the help of some water and a big brush.

Put a spin on your child's old routine with this salad spinner painting project.

Help your kindergartener practice letter strokes while experimenting with the painting style of the great artist Mondrian.

Help your second grader embrace his "green" side by recycling empty citrus peels into fruity ice cream bowls!

The pudding adds an extra bit of sweetness and elegance to this simple dessert while the strawberries keep it healthy.

Here's a fun way for your preschooler to practice making predictions. Shake up marbles covered in paint to see what colorful design you'll make!

Encourage your child's creativity by giving him a new kind of paintbrush -- a feather!

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.

As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

Make your own volleyball net! This beach ball game is a great activity for kids of all ages to develop coordination and teamwork.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

This school bus is easy to make, and all you need are some common household items.

This is a surprising science experiment that your child will surely be awestruck by! It involves poking sharpened pencils into a bag filled with water without spilling a drop of water.

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

What's red, white, blue, and yummy? Patriotic marshmallow pops, of course! Whip up a tasty treat to share with the family on the next big holiday.

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