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!

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

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.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

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

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.