Get your kids drinking more water by inspiring them to design their own personalized water bottle cozy.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

Encourage your child to learn about air pressure by helping him devise his own squirt gun with a water bottle.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Make a "magic dough" using only flour, water and food coloring and have the kids guess what color appears.

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

Looking for hot weather fun? Cool the kids down with a homemade slip and slide! You can create your own water park atmosphere for just a few bucks.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Help your first grader get started making this watering can that's filled with homemade flowers. It will brighten up any window sill ... and it's eco-friendly!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

With this activity, your child can learn about how molecules join together and make a pretty decoration to hang around the house. Here's how:

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Try this simple preschool arts and crafts activity: make a plaster of Paris sculpture in a plastic sandwich bag!

Capture a bit of magic with these mesmerizing ice balloons!

Enjoy some autumn fun, and develop measurement skills with this sweet-smelling fall art project.

This versatile clay-like material hardens if left out and can be used for building sand castles, forts, and even school projects.

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

There are a lot of ways to make decorative wreaths. This wreath uses cloth and egg carton flowers!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Here's a quick and easy recipe for homemade play dough that doesn't involve any cooking! This bright and colorful modeling clay makes a great instant toy!

This paper mache jack-o'-lantern is a fun craft for kids who are too young to carve a pumpkin. See your paper mache jack-o'-lantern outlast its carved peers.

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

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

Re-use old plastic food containers to create these uniquely beautiful stepping stones to embed in your backyard!