Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

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

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

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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

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!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

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

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

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.