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How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Here's a delicious activity that lets your preschooler or pre-kindergartener prepare her own fun and healthy snack using cookie cutters.

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

Introduce your child to the wonders of colorful chemistry with this simple food coloring project.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

Get in the Halloween spirit with these simple, silly bat decorations!

Have your kid build an ice sculpture in this activity that's so fast, fun, and messy it's the perfect way to demonstrate how much fun experiments can be!

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

These papier-mâché bracelets are simple to make, and the result is truly stunning!

What do you get when you combine science and fairies? Fairy scientists who make their own potion, of course! This activity promotes critical thinking skills as your child mixes, experiments, and creates their very own fairy potions.

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

Make sunomono, a simple Japanese cucumber vinegar salad, and kid-friendly chopsticks in this fun kindergarten activity.

Help your kindergarten scientist understand the concept of surface tension with this simple science experiment.

Make a flame-free menorah from beans, pasta, and tissue paper with this simple Hannukah craft activity! 

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

The pudding adds an extra bit of sweetness and elegance to this simple dessert while the strawberries keep it healthy.

Watch your first grader marvel at how fun and simple it is to turn ordinary potatoes into custom shamrock stamps.

Learn how to make a menorah with this simple Hanukkah craft. See how to make a menorah for the Festival of Lights.

This simple movement activity helps improve listening skills, as your child will be required to discriminate between sound and silence.

What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

This simple and seasonal kid activity turns glue and food coloring into beautiful autumn leaves that will last forever.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

These simple yet stylish place cards will dazzle your guests and make fun conversation starters at dinner.

Make a special card with a surprise that jumps out! Simple and inexpensive, it's a snap for little hands to make.

This simple game isn't just a diversion, it teaches your child to identify the incorrect word within a familiar verse.

Boost shape recognition with this matching game where your child will pair up sticks to create simple shapes.