Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Encourage imagination and creativity with this magical craft that lets your child make and design his very own dragon egg.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

Help your child practice her counting as she makes this fun and festive holiday decoration!

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

These pretzel reindeer cookies are a great holiday recipe for kids to make. Rudolph and the whole gang agree!

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".