Kids learn how to make a simple electric motor in this great engineering science fair project that teaches them how current generates its own magnetic field.

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

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.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

The objective of this science fair project it to determine whether adding ethanol alcohol to gasoline slows the run time of a motor.

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

Determine whether cats have dominant paws. Observe which paw cat uses to reach for treats, feather, and string. Calculate percentage for two paws.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

Does "short circuit" mean that electricity takes a short course? This science experiment provides steps to help you get to the bottom of this science mystery.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Try this arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make bread from yeast dough to teach her about the science behind bread baking.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

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

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Polymers remove oil from contaminated waters. The purpose of this science project is to test the effectiveness of a polymer in cleaning up an oil spill.

Consult mechanics, automotive specialists for advice. Build a real engine or a scale model. Test and demonstrate its mechanical properties.

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Test the effects of left and right handedness on writing speed and penmanship. Volunteers hand-copy the same paragraph of text, which samples look neater?

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

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

Study emulsifiers and learn how they are used in food science, medicine, soaps and cosmetics. Identify which materials are created using an emulsifier.