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Valentine's Day Bunting / Banner | Ages 3-11

“Create this simple Valentine's Day Bunting to add to your holiday decor. The kids will enjoy cutting, pasting, and displaying their handiwork around the house.”

Ages 3-11

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“Create this simple Valentine's Day Bunting to add to your holiday decor. The kids will enjoy cutting, pasting, and displaying their handiwork around the house.”

Ages 3-11

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Valentine's Day Tree | Ages 3-11

“Foster feelings of love and harmony in your home leading up to Valentine's Day with this simple tradition. Count down the days until February 14th by writing love notes to family members and attaching them to your Valentine tree.”

Ages 3-11

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“Foster feelings of love and harmony in your home leading up to Valentine's Day with this simple tradition. Count down the days until February 14th by writing love notes to family members and attaching them to your Valentine tree.”

Ages 3-11

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Water & Alcohol Paper | All Ages

“Experiment with water and rubbing alcohol to create beautiful paper with interesting patterns and textures! This project is a fun way to explore different mediums that are easy to find at home. We turned our final designs into colorful cards and bookmarks. Follow along and see what you can make!”

All Ages

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“Experiment with water and rubbing alcohol to create beautiful paper with interesting patterns and textures! This project is a fun way to explore different mediums that are easy to find at home. We turned our final designs into colorful cards and bookmarks. Follow along and see what you can make!”

All Ages

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Campfire Chemistry | Ages 5-16

“Watch a marshmallow grow to three times its original size with a quick and easy experiment using everyone’s favorite summer treat!”

Ages 5-16

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“Watch a marshmallow grow to three times its original size with a quick and easy experiment using everyone’s favorite summer treat!”

Ages 5-16

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Hanging Rainbow | Ages 3-8

“Who doesn't love a rainbow? I guess it must be all the happy colors together in one place. For St Patrick's Day every year, we love to make rainbows in all sorts of ways. This one we did with watercolors and ribbon. My five-year-old thought it was meant to be hung out on our big tree for all to see!”

Ages 3-8

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“Who doesn't love a rainbow? I guess it must be all the happy colors together in one place. For St Patrick's Day every year, we love to make rainbows in all sorts of ways. This one we did with watercolors and ribbon. My five-year-old thought it was meant to be hung out on our big tree for all to see!”

Ages 3-8

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Leaf Color Experiment | Ages 3-6

“With fall around the corner, we've been seeing the leaves in our neighborhood slowly start to change. My kids have had so much fun discovering the new pops of color in our yard. This is absolutely one of our favorite fall science experiments! Simple and quick, this experiment teaches kids about color in leaves. If you are a parent of curious kids, be sure to give this experiment a try!”

Ages 3-6

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“With fall around the corner, we've been seeing the leaves in our neighborhood slowly start to change. My kids have had so much fun discovering the new pops of color in our yard. This is absolutely one of our favorite fall science experiments! Simple and quick, this experiment teaches kids about color in leaves. If you are a parent of curious kids, be sure to give this experiment a try!”

Ages 3-6

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No-Bake Pumpkin Cookies | Ages 3-9

“We love fall, but not the warm weather that sticks around for most of the season, making baking unenjoyable. These tasty, tiny no-bake treats are perfect for kids to prepare and enjoy.”

Ages 3-9

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“We love fall, but not the warm weather that sticks around for most of the season, making baking unenjoyable. These tasty, tiny no-bake treats are perfect for kids to prepare and enjoy.”

Ages 3-9

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Gummy Bear Science Project | Ages 5-11

“It is time for these little bears to grow up...and out with this gummy bear science project! Watch as gummy bears grow and shrink in different liquids in this kid-friendly experiment. This project is open for exploration and discovery, so kick things off by asking your child what they will happen to a gummy bear in water. Will it dissolve? Will it shrink or grow? Will it fall apart? How long will it take? Don’t forget to grab a notebook to write down their ideas so you can compare what they predicted with what actually happens! You’ll start to see results in just a few hours, and you’ll definitely see big changes in size in just a day.”

Ages 5-11

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“It is time for these little bears to grow up...and out with this gummy bear science project! Watch as gummy bears grow and shrink in different liquids in this kid-friendly experiment. This project is open for exploration and discovery, so kick things off by asking your child what they will happen to a gummy bear in water. Will it dissolve? Will it shrink or grow? Will it fall apart? How long will it take? Don’t forget to grab a notebook to write down their ideas so you can compare what they predicted with what actually happens! You’ll start to see results in just a few hours, and you’ll definitely see big changes in size in just a day.”

Ages 5-11

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Gratitude Collage | Ages 5-16

“In our home, we love getting ready for the holidays, which means lots of kid-made decorations and hands-on projects. I created this Gratitude Collage template to help my kids learn how to express themselves around Thanksgiving. The prompts and illustrations were a super helpful way to help younger kids share their gratitude. I'll be framing these blankets up and hanging them in our living room!”

Ages 5-16

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“In our home, we love getting ready for the holidays, which means lots of kid-made decorations and hands-on projects. I created this Gratitude Collage template to help my kids learn how to express themselves around Thanksgiving. The prompts and illustrations were a super helpful way to help younger kids share their gratitude. I'll be framing these blankets up and hanging them in our living room!”

Ages 5-16

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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

See instructions here

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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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Marbled Fall Leaves | Ages 3-11

“This fun activity features a technique using shaving cream and food coloring to create a marbled effect on some pretty paper leaves for fall. It also leaves the paper smelling nice, too!”

Ages 3-11

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“This fun activity features a technique using shaving cream and food coloring to create a marbled effect on some pretty paper leaves for fall. It also leaves the paper smelling nice, too!”

Ages 3-11

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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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Window Greenhouse | Ages 5-11

“How do plants grow? In this experiment, you will create a mini greenhouse to learn how plants depend on sunlight and water. Place seeds in a Ziploc® brand sandwich bag with a wet paper towel and put the bag by a sunny window. Record your observations daily to see how long it takes for the seeds to sprout and grow leaves. What do you observe?”

Ages 5-11

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“How do plants grow? In this experiment, you will create a mini greenhouse to learn how plants depend on sunlight and water. Place seeds in a Ziploc® brand sandwich bag with a wet paper towel and put the bag by a sunny window. Record your observations daily to see how long it takes for the seeds to sprout and grow leaves. What do you observe?”

Ages 5-11

See instructions here

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