Activities : Page 26

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

In this science fair project on the relationship between distance and time, kids explore the behavior of gravitational acceleration through direct observation.

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

Play this game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Your child's painted handprint helps create a lucky bearded leprechaun to bring a smile to everyone celebrating St. Patrick's Day!

How does bleach kill bacteria? Kids find out in this impressive bacteria science fair project by testing different concentrations on a safe strain of E. coli.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

see whether all liquids evaporate at the same rate. In other words, does water evaporate at the same rate as juice?

The actual factors affecting friction may surprise you! Learn about the coefficient of friction and put some trigonometry into practice in this science project.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Enjoy the beach all year long with this fun activity that uses sand, seashells, and a shoebox to create a mini beach right in your house!

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Show your third grader how to craft his own version of the symbolic Olympic rings using some easy-to-find art supplies!

Why wait for the Easter bunny to arrive when your child can become a bunny herself? Creating a bunny mask is the perfect way to celebrate Easter.

Determine which material produces the strongest static charge.

Demonstrate how we are able to locate sounds, echolocation. Have a blindfolded subject locate you by the sound of your clapping.

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

You kid can count from one to ten, no problem. They can even do it backward. Work on their addition and subtraction skills with this fun fruit picking activity.

This simple and fun project introduces kids to the art of pottery and offers them a glimpse into how ancient peoples created the very first Neolithic pottery.