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Pinatas are found at almost every Mexican celebration. Pinatas were traditionally in the shape of a six-pointed star and were filled with fruit, candy, and small toys. Today they are designed in all types of shapes, including animals, plants, and flowers. At fiestas, the pinatas are hung in the air and children are blindfolded and take turns swinging at the pinatas. Eventually, the pinata is hit hard enough and it breaks releasing the candy and toys that it contained. Try making your own pinata at home. Make sure you ask an adult for help.

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Avocados are a fruit native to the Americas, and their use by the Aztecs dates back over 1,000 years if not much longer. When the Spaniards arrived in Peru in the 16th century, they had never seen anything like it. They gave it its modern name, and today the fruit is grown widely in California and elsewhere. Our suggestion here is that once you’ve made delicious guacamole with your avocados, try planting the pits!

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What happens when you mix water, alcohol and tiny beads?

This experiment not only sparkles, it helps teach you about atoms and their properties. Have you ever heard of polar molecules and what they do?

Here is your chance to find out in an engrossing and very informative way.

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Most families with kids have an endless supply of crayons. They seem to be everywhere: under sofas and the kitchen table, in boxes and desk drawers, under bathroom cabinets and within tool boxes. Can you name more places to find crayons, broken and whole? Here’s a cool way to recycle all of your broken crayons.

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The practice of squashing soda cans has been around since the introduction of the soda can in 1963. Over the years, the industry has decreased the weight of the cans and made the walls much thinner. It is therefore much easier to squash these cans. The old can could definitely withstand a beating. Squashing these new lighter cans has proven to be a much trickier task. Try to impress your friends with this cool and simple way to squash a can.

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Dyeing Easter eggs is one of those perennial fun holidays tasks that has probably been around for centuries. Does it improve the taste of the eggs? No. Does it increase the fun and enjoyment of a holiday for kids? Most certainly! Here is a nice, simple way to dye eggs.

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To go with your dyed Easter eggs, how about an Easter chick?

Not a real one that chirps of course, but one that you can make and keep and might look just like the real thing.

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You can have some fun while you’re waiting for the Easter Bunny to arrive. Make your own Easter nests to give as gifts or use them as pretty table decorations. This recipe will make up to 9 nests.

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When winter weather permits, Inatuk the Inuit who lives way up north in the freezing cold Canadian Arctic, likes to go ice fishing. For him, it is often a matter of survival. No fish can mean no food.

For you, it may be a matter of fun. You can go ice fishing too, but you get to do it in the warmth of your own home. Ask an adult to go fishing with you.

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Anyone can enjoy paper snowflakes, whether they live in snow country or in the warm Hawaiian islands. You can make simple snowflakes all on your own. And just like real snow, it would be truly amazing if you could make any two of them just alike! Ask an adult to help you. You’ll be surprised at how beautiful the snowflakes you can make are.

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Q. If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? A. Pilgrims

Q. What goes “gobble, gobble, ha-ha-ha, plop”? A. A turkey laughing its head off.

Q. Why do turkeys go “gobble, gobble”? A. Because they never learned good table manners

Q. What kind of music do Pilgrims listen to? A. Plymouth rock

Q. What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving? A. The letter g

Q. Why did the vampire go to the orthodontist?
A. To improve his bite.

Q. How do witches keep their hair in place while flying?
A. With scare spray.

Q. Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?
A. No, they eat the fingers separately.

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