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Applesauce/Cinnamon Ornaments
A fun & educational way to combine cookies and holiday ornaments! Children can create long-lasting holiday shapes, with the scent of apples and cinnamon.

Write and Wipe Board
Kids can make their own mini wipe boards that they can decorate and use for notes, messages, or anything else they can think of.

Dinosaur Election
Help children learn about voting and election processes with this fun and informative after-school activity.

5 Tips for Incorporating Service Learning Into After School
After school is an ideal setting for engaging students in addressing community issues.

6 Tools to Teach Coding in After School
Today everyone—from educators to industry leaders to policymakers—is talking about coding.

The Nine Principles of Summer Learning from NSLA
Nine principals of providing meaningful learning opportunities to students during summer.

6 Strategies to Engage Middle-School Students in After School
Middle school students are growing rapidly as individuals.