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.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

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

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!

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

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

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

Got a young scientist at home? Try this project with him!Create your own molecule design with this home-made clay recipe and some toothpicks!

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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!

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.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

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

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

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

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

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

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.

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

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!

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!