What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

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

Hiding protein-rich quinoa and a variety of fresh vegetables, these meatballs are the perfect answer to kid food woes.

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

If you love the idea of handing out holiday tins of homemade cookies but you're not a baker, chocolate-covered apples are the perfect solution.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.