In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

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 mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

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.

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

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.