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.

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

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

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

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

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

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

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

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

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.