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In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, light-weight toy.

In this design challenge, your child will use building bricks to create a funny face. The activity instructions include question prompts thta can help guide your child through the creative process, and promote their problem-solving skills.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

What do you get when you combine science and fairies? Fairy scientists who make their own potion, of course! This activity promotes critical thinking skills as your child mixes, experiments, and creates their very own fairy potions.

Did you know magnifying glasses are magic? This hands-on activity has kids using magnifying glasses to engage with the world around them and look close to examine what they find.

Make a spring collage with your preschooler to get her outside and those creative juices flowing!

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

Have your kid build an ice sculpture in this activity that's so fast, fun, and messy it's the perfect way to demonstrate how much fun experiments can be!

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

If you find yourself with a pair of kids' rain boots too cute to toss and too worn to wear, try making this fun and easy planter.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the preschool curriculum. Put a fun twist on this science concept with these cup pets.

Here's a simple science activity that will help your child better understand how wells bring us water.

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.