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A serape is a long, blanket-like shawl worn over the shoulders. With a few simple materials, your child can fashion his very own serape!

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

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.

Help your child organize her jewelry or hair bands with this pretty holder made from recycled materials. The finished holder also makes a great gift!

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Create a beautiful piece of art to celebrate Hanukkah! Using easy to find materials, your child will create a one of a kind suncatcher great for decoration or even a gift to family and friends!

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

Your fourth grader will hone his fine motor skills and learn to follow directions as he creates this recycled angel tree topper out of an ordinary soda bottle!

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

This activity encourages children to sculpt in free form. The only rule is that they have to build upwards.

Explore how dielectric heating comes into play when microwaving various liquids in this science project. This test will help you understand how microwaves work!

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Want to build some homemade instruments? These maracas make a racket, and they couldn't be easier to make...

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

Gather your child's old artwork together into a bookmark, a perfect gift to retain these memories long after kindergarten is over.