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In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

This Halloween, encourage your child to create a super sweet mosaic. They'll make a candy corn pumpkin and then decide if they want to eat it, or keep it!

In this design challenge, students will be tasked with creating a bouncy ball polymer!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

This fun craft will teach your child a little bit about the human skeletal system and can be adapted to teach the biology of many different living animals.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Bring out your child’s creative side with this fun Halloween-themed craft.

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

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

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Reinforce your child’s foundational math skills while creating small works of seasonal art with this creative Halloween rock painting activity!

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Get active at home by pretending to be different animals! Use this fun and engaging activity to move your body, get silly, and practice gross motor skills.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Children learn about mindfulness tools that may support them to manage their emotions. Then they will create their own video to teach others these same mindfulness tools.

This dalmatian costume is simple for expert crafters and novice dog lovers alike. Make a dalmatian costume with your child for Halloween or play time.

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.