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Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.