Science Activities

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Teach the kids how a bird's nest is made by making your own nests using only natural materials!

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't - a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to complement what he's learning about this instrument in school.

This crafty activity provides a hands-on way for your child to illustrate how the trees look during each season of the year.

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Your preschooler will have a great time painting on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art!

Take the plunge into handcrafting with this neat and tidy soap recipe. Here's how to create your own personalized soap.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

Here's a fun and magical art activity, where kids paint an invisible picture that can only be revealed when painted over with watercolors!

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

This science project lets kids explore what happens when water and paper interact, and it produces homemade paper perfect for gift tags or stationery.

Teach your preschooler about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for her with this fun activity that you both can do together.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.