Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

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.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

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

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

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

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!

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

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

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.