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

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!

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

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

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

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.

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

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

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

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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.