Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

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

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

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

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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

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

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

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.