Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

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

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

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

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

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

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 is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Encourage your child to jump into sea creature science by creating her own colorful "socktopus" sculpture.

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

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.

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!