Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

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.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

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

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

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.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

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

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

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

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

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

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

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

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 build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

It's easy to plant your own in-home container garden! This planter contains pizza-themed herbs and is a perfect early gardening activity for kindergarteners.

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.

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).