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This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

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.

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

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.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

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.

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.

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

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.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

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 science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

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