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This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

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

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!

Try this preschool arts and crafts activity: make an over-sized stuffed plaything out of butcher paper and wadded-up newspaper.

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

Decorate eggs for Easter without the mess by making an Easter egg collage instead in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

Help your child learn the language of mathematics through cupcakes with this fun counting activity.

Deep relaxation is a great way to create the conditions for learning by helping students let go of tension and worry.

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!

Try this kooky, spooky arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make gummy worm ice cubes!

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Help your preschooler practice tying knots and bows by making a chain of chocolate kisses in this sweet Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity.

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

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

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.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

Kids get innovative as they mix their own colors then make a painting with the new shades of color they've created.

Help your child hunt and capture bugs to observe to practice important science skills and satisfy her curiosity simultaneously!

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

This life-sized self-portrait activity encourages children to explore what makes them special, and then portray it with arts and crafts!

Etch designs into discs of plaster of Paris using a traditional whaler technique to create a beautiful artisan necklace.