Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

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.

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.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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

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

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

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

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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

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

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.