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DIY Stocking Stuffers That Don't Cost a Dime

A collection of stuffed sock animals: colorful caterpillar, green teddy bear, pink bunny, yellow bunny, and blue octopus.

How to Make No-Sew Sock Stuffed Animals

The hands of a child and adult are shown sitting on opposite sides of a table cutting out different shapes out of colorful construction paper. Balls of yarn and markers surround their hands.

Make a Colorful Necklace Decorated With Paper Shapes and Practice Counting

Several "bead wands" made of colorful beads strung on pipe cleaners are lined up on a table.

Make Bead Wands and Bracelets

Three homemade books (starting left): purple book titled "noche de numeros," yellow cover titled "El Libro de 10," and a blue book titled "Billy's Zoo."

How to Make a Homemade Picture and Counting Book

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What’s Your Order? Practice Math While Playing Restaurant With Your Preschooler

Here are simple examples of how you can elevate the learning experience when playing make-believe restaurant and other pretend-play games.

mom driving a car looks back at two little boys sitting in the backseat

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Math Talk: 8 Ways to Do It On the Go

Whether traveling to school, the grocery store, or to visit relatives by car, bus, or walking, here are eight ideas to use math talk while on the go and on the road.

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Make This Milk Jug Jack-o'-Lantern Halloween Craft to Teach Kids About Emotions

This jug-o'-lantern helps kids develop social-emotional skills and math! Plus, it's a great decoration for spooky season that's all treats and no tricks — and you don't need a pumpkin.

A child places Cheerios on cards from a deck, corresponding with their number.

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Basic Math Skills: How to Use a Deck of Cards to Practice Counting and Sorting with Kids

Try these simple math-related card activities that you can do with your kids, plus a deck of cards and a few Cheerios or small candies to help lay the foundation for them to learn addition and subtraction.

The cards for the numbers 2-6 of the suit of hearts are placed on a table.

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Abracadabra! Find the Magic of Math with These Simple Mathematical Tricks

When we make math simple and fun, kids feel empowered to continue to learn — and that truly is magical! Here are some easy-to-learn illusions that infuse math with magic.

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Celebrate Your Traditions with a Family Time Capsule

Creating a family keepsake time capsule helps children gain more understanding of the world around them. As a bonus, this project also boosts early math concepts as kids notice shapes, patterns and numbers along the way.

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5 Cozy Ways to Add Math to Kids' Bedtime Routines

With counting sheep and cows jumping over the moon, bedtime is full of math traditions and opportunities to use math talk. Find ways to end bedtime battles by sprinkling math into solid nighttime routines.

A child places a paper cut-out in the shape of a number eight on top of a purple spider made out of a paper plate.

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How to Make Math Animal Crafts With Paper Plates

Learn how to make a fun paper plate farm animal math craft! In this hands-on activity, your child will create animals with different numbers of legs to practice comparing quantities.

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Make a Colorful Necklace Decorated With Paper Shapes and Practice Counting

Get creative with this shape-counting necklace craft. In this hands-on activity, your child will practice counting, shapes and fine motor skills!

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