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Featured Article:  Art Crafts

Exercise your imagination by working on an art craft. These projects are simple and fun, but you'll be impressed with what you've accomplished when you see the results. Check out our huge assortment of crafty activities! See more »

Music Crafts

Music Crafts

Making music is a fun activity for kids, especially when they can make their own instruments! Learn how to build musical instruments with everyday household objects, and show your kids how to play!

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Paint Activities

Paint Activities

Whether it's done with brushes, feathers or fingers, painting is always a fun project. This article shows you new ways to paint, different techniques and how to use materials you may never have thought to use. Get tips and then show your child how it's done.

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Paint Crafts

Paint Crafts

Kids love to create, and these paint crafts projects will show them new techniques they can use to make pieces that are worthy of a frame -- or at least a treasured spot on the fridge. In this article, you'll find projects that utilize handy household ingredients and others that teach kids new ways to think about color and texture.

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Party Activities for Kids

Party Activities for Kids

Don't let your child's party be dull due to lack of planned activities. Plenty of party activities for kids can be found here to keep everyone entertained. Whether you'll have two or twenty party-goers, you'll find fun stuff here.

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Pasta Crafts

Pasta Crafts

What's better than that time-honored classic, the macaroni necklace? How about macaroni Christmas tree tinsel? Check out our ideas for children's pasta crafts.

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Photo Crafts and Activities

Photo Crafts and Activities

Photographs are fun to make and display, but they're even better when you personalize them. Get ideas for creatively decorating and accenting photographs in this article. Say cheese!

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Ribbon Crafts

Ribbon Crafts

Ribbons are pretty, inexpensive and versatile. And you may be surprised by what can be made with only a few strings. These ribbon crafts are each explained in detail and include pictures to help you see what the final craft should look like.

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Sand Crafts

Sand Crafts

Kids love to play with sand, and with these fun sand crafts, it's always a day at the beach! Rain or shine, it only takes a few supplies and a bit of imagination to turn ordinary grains of sand into a treasured work of art.

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Science Projects for Kids: Air Pressure

Science Projects for Kids: Air Pressure

There's air all around you -- but how much do you really know about it? Learn more with science projects for kids: air pressure.

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Science Projects for Kids: Chemical Reactions

Science Projects for Kids: Chemical Reactions

With these science projects for kids: chemical reactions, your children can learn that, simply put, chemical reactions happen when one substance is turned into another.

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Science Projects for Kids: Classifying Plants

Science Projects for Kids: Classifying Plants

The plant kingdom contains some of the most fascinating living things around. And what better way to explore the world of plants than with science projects for kids: classifying plants?

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Science Projects for Kids: Crystals and Minerals

Science Projects for Kids: Crystals and Minerals

Animal, vegetable, or mineral? The answer is simple if you're starting science projects for kids: crystals and minerals -- crystals and minerals make a great subject.

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Science Projects for Kids: Current Electricity

Science Projects for Kids: Current Electricity

In Science Projects for Kids: Current Electricity, you can discover answers to all kinds of questions about how positive and negative charges work.

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Science Projects for Kids: Density and Volume

Science Projects for Kids: Density and Volume

Science Projects for Kids: Density and Volume teaches kids about density, or how compact a substance is, and volume, or how much space a substance occupies.

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Science Projects for Kids: Light and Heat

Science Projects for Kids: Light and Heat

Science projects for kids: light and heat are a great way for your children to learn how light and heat affect common objects. Read this article to learn more about light and heat science projects for kids.

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Science Projects for Kids: Magnets and Metal

Science Projects for Kids: Magnets and Metal

Don't be surprised if you find yourself attracted to these science projects for kids on magnets and metal. Read this article to find more magnet and metal experiments for kids.

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Science Projects for Kids: Measuring

Science Projects for Kids: Measuring

Science projects for kids: measuring helps them learn how to estimate. With estimating tricks, a surveying tool and some simple objects, kids can become measuring experts. Figure out the height of a tree and a hill, and find your latitude.

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Science Projects for Kids: Nutrition and Health

Science Projects for Kids: Nutrition and Health

Maybe you usually wouldn't pair the words "fun activities" with "nutrition and health," but get ready to change your mind about that. Read this article to find out more about nutrition and health experiments for kids.

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Science Projects for Kids: Producing Sounds

Science Projects for Kids: Producing Sounds

Science Projects for Kids: Producing Sounds introduces kids to the science of noise. Read this article for many aural experiments.

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Science Projects for Kids: Reflection and Refraction

Science Projects for Kids: Reflection and Refraction

Science Projects for Kids: Reflection and Refraction provides the opportunity to look more closely at the world you. Read this article to find out more a bout reflection and refraction experiments for kids.

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