Leaf Paintbrushes | Ages 3-8

“With fall around the corner and brisk air upon us, we've been taking longer and longer walks to admire the color-changing leaves on trees. After collecting beautiful and vibrant fallen leaves, we decided to create nature-inspired paintbrushes! We had a fun time learning about all kinds of leaves, and enjoying their sweet, woodsy fragrance!”

Ages 3-8

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“With fall around the corner and brisk air upon us, we've been taking longer and longer walks to admire the color-changing leaves on trees. After collecting beautiful and vibrant fallen leaves, we decided to create nature-inspired paintbrushes! We had a fun time learning about all kinds of leaves, and enjoying their sweet, woodsy fragrance!”

Ages 3-8

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Purple and Lavender Scented Sensory Rice | Ages 3-4

“My oldest son loves to play in all kinds of sensory substances. We made colored and scented rice(orange/pumpkin rice) this fall for the first time. My son quickly fell in love with playing in it. Making the rice is fun for me and my son. Then he takes over playing in it and has fun on his own. When he lets me I enjoy playing in it with him.”

Ages 3-4

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“My oldest son loves to play in all kinds of sensory substances. We made colored and scented rice(orange/pumpkin rice) this fall for the first time. My son quickly fell in love with playing in it. Making the rice is fun for me and my son. Then he takes over playing in it and has fun on his own. When he lets me I enjoy playing in it with him.”

Ages 3-4

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Toppling Turtles | Ages 3-8

“We picked up Yertle the Turtle to read from the library today. What could be cuter than an interactive activity of stacking turtles to go along with the theme? We collected a few basic household items and tried to reach the moon with our own tower of turtles. I have to say it was a huge hit!”

Ages 3-8

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“We picked up Yertle the Turtle to read from the library today. What could be cuter than an interactive activity of stacking turtles to go along with the theme? We collected a few basic household items and tried to reach the moon with our own tower of turtles. I have to say it was a huge hit!”

Ages 3-8

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Groundhog Sundial | Ages 5-8

“It's almost time to "fall back" an hour and there's no wasting time trying to keep your kids on track! This weekend, we decided to buy a new clock just for our little one, and encouraged her to keep track of her after school schedule. She had a lot of fun taking control of her own tasks!”

Ages 5-8

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“It's almost time to "fall back" an hour and there's no wasting time trying to keep your kids on track! This weekend, we decided to buy a new clock just for our little one, and encouraged her to keep track of her after school schedule. She had a lot of fun taking control of her own tasks!”

Ages 5-8

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After School Routine Clock | Ages 5-8

“It's almost time to "fall back" an hour and there's no wasting time trying to keep your kids on track! This weekend, we decided to buy a new clock just for our little one, and encouraged her to keep track of her after school schedule. She had a lot of fun taking control of her own tasks!”

Ages 5-8

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“It's almost time to "fall back" an hour and there's no wasting time trying to keep your kids on track! This weekend, we decided to buy a new clock just for our little one, and encouraged her to keep track of her after school schedule. She had a lot of fun taking control of her own tasks!”

Ages 5-8

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Stained Glass Paper Kite | Ages 5-11

“What better way to celebrate spring than to go outside and fly a kite? Try making your own paper kite with this easy-to-do DIY!”

Ages 5-11

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“What better way to celebrate spring than to go outside and fly a kite? Try making your own paper kite with this easy-to-do DIY!”

Ages 5-11

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Fire-breathing Dragon Bellows | Ages 5-16

“Celebrate Chinese New Year with this fire-breathing dragon and learn about chambers that can produce strong currents of air just by squeezing them together!”

Ages 5-16

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“Celebrate Chinese New Year with this fire-breathing dragon and learn about chambers that can produce strong currents of air just by squeezing them together!”

Ages 5-16

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Mesmerizing Mathematics | Ages 9-16

“In this project, you’ll make your own bell curve by randomly dropping beads onto a special board. Get ready to visualize some statistics!”

Ages 9-16

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“In this project, you’ll make your own bell curve by randomly dropping beads onto a special board. Get ready to visualize some statistics!”

Ages 9-16

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3 Letter Lacing Busy Bag | Ages 3-8

“One of the things I enjoy doing with my kids is incorporating learning into a fun activity. And if that activity can be incorporated into a busy bag--well, I love it even more! This activity for the Pre-K level concentrates on visual-motor skills, hand-eye coordination, letter recognition, word identification, as well as picture-word matching.”

Ages 3-8

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“One of the things I enjoy doing with my kids is incorporating learning into a fun activity. And if that activity can be incorporated into a busy bag--well, I love it even more! This activity for the Pre-K level concentrates on visual-motor skills, hand-eye coordination, letter recognition, word identification, as well as picture-word matching.”

Ages 3-8

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Pretend Cash Register | Ages 3-8

“This cardboard cash register is a fun addition to pretend market play! "Ring up" sells by pushing buttons and exchanging pretend money!”

Ages 3-8

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“This cardboard cash register is a fun addition to pretend market play! "Ring up" sells by pushing buttons and exchanging pretend money!”

Ages 3-8

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Marble Maze | Ages 5-11

“We love getting multiple uses out of simple materials. That's why we created this easy DIY Marble maze. Not only will you repurpose an old crate or box to make the maze. But you will also be able to play multiple games out of one project! If your kids enjoy puzzles or strategy games then this would be a perfect DIY for your family.”

Ages 5-11

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“We love getting multiple uses out of simple materials. That's why we created this easy DIY Marble maze. Not only will you repurpose an old crate or box to make the maze. But you will also be able to play multiple games out of one project! If your kids enjoy puzzles or strategy games then this would be a perfect DIY for your family.”

Ages 5-11

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Sensory Play: Clay and Wood Block Structures

“Kids love building projects, whether it be with blocks at a young age or sticks. This activity combines skewers and clay to make structures! It provides endless engineering fun as kids explore shapes they can make.”

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“Kids love building projects, whether it be with blocks at a young age or sticks. This activity combines skewers and clay to make structures! It provides endless engineering fun as kids explore shapes they can make.”

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STEM Activity for Kids: Skewer Structures

“Kids love building projects, whether it be with blocks at a young age or sticks. This activity combines skewers and clay to make structures! It provides endless engineering fun as kids explore shapes they can make.”

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“Kids love building projects, whether it be with blocks at a young age or sticks. This activity combines skewers and clay to make structures! It provides endless engineering fun as kids explore shapes they can make.”

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Fabric Parachutes | Ages 2-11

“The Fabric Parachutes made great homemade toys that kept my kids busy all day long! They had a great time practicing their sewing skills and then launching their parachutes from every high surface in the house! Best of all, these were absolutely free since we used leftover material from other projects!

Ages 2-11

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“The Fabric Parachutes made great homemade toys that kept my kids busy all day long! They had a great time practicing their sewing skills and then launching their parachutes from every high surface in the house! Best of all, these were absolutely free since we used leftover material from other projects!

Ages 2-11

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Jell-O Building Blocks | Ages 3-8

"Can you really make edible building blocks? Yes! They're pretty, fun, and require no specialized skills (unless you count heating and pouring). They're a great rainy day activity, and they make really fun party favors. The biggest challenge is keeping them uneaten long enough to play with them!”

Ages 3-8

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"Can you really make edible building blocks? Yes! They're pretty, fun, and require no specialized skills (unless you count heating and pouring). They're a great rainy day activity, and they make really fun party favors. The biggest challenge is keeping them uneaten long enough to play with them!”

Ages 3-8

See instructions here

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