Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.