How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

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

Tap into your Irish roots by making an adorable leprechaun hat vase for St. Patrick's Day in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

This no-sew Christmas stocking helps you celebrate the holiday, without the added fuss or cost. Make a no-sew Christmas stocking this holiday season.

You can try this simple activity with your third grader to get him thinking about the real world math you use everyday.

Encourage your third-grader to create a reverse glass painting. This will help him learn art concepts and improve his critical thinking skills.

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

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

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Your third grader will strengthen her hand-eye coordination as she creates and plays her very own take-anywhere pinball game!

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

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

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!