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

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.

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.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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

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

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.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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

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

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.