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Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Help your budding artist construct this paper chain caterpillar craft, inspired by the intelligent bug from "Alice in Wonderland."

Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.

This marshmallow snowman craft is a festive way for your child to practice counting and art. Make a marshmallow snowman with your child this holiday season.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.