Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

This activity will help your child review science concepts, learn new ones, and become familiar with examples of various concepts in science. Plus, it's fun!

Help your child make an attractive frozen holiday ornament to hang outside during winter months.

This science fair project idea investigates whether rocks containing geodes can be determined from the outside.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

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

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

The thermometer outside is dip, dip, dipping! What kind of clothes will keep you warmest this winter? This project determines which materials insulate best.

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

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!

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

The objective of this sociologically-inclined experiment is to evaluate whether kids' toy preferences are hardwired or develop as they grow.

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

Explore the neural and mental mechanisms at play in mental imagery.

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

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

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.