In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

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

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Teach your preschooler some physics that she can relate to with this fun and simple activity!

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.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

In the mood for a bit of silly science? Help your child create a truly one-of-a-kind planter out of a potato head!

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.