It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

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.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

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

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.

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

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.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

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