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.

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

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.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

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