Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Make these homemade shell fossils and introduce your child to the wonders of science!

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!