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

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

Let your fabulous crafter use their favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to whip up a delicious perfume that they can proudly present to a friend or a loved one.

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.

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

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

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.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

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

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

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.

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

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

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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

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

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

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

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.