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What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

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.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!