Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

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.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

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

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

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.

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

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

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.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!