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.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

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

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

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

Got a young scientist at home? Try this project with him!Create your own molecule design with this home-made clay recipe and some toothpicks!

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

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

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

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