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

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

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.

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 activity, your child will be given images that portray different perspectives or emotions. Your child will practice empathy by coloring and drawing what each person may have been thinking or feeling.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Here's a Halloween arts and crafts activity for your preschooler, pre-kindergartener, or kindergartener: make bat wings of poster board and ribbon.

Egg cartons are known to have abundant uses. As you get into the cold winter months, discuss penguins with your child by creating these adorable egg carton penguins!

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

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

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

This activity will encourage your child to discover the scientific process, compare sizes shapes, and build shape recognition skills.

Create cake pops in shaped like eyeballs in this extra sweet, gross-out Halloween baking activity!