Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 6

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

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

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

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

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

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

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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

This science project challenges students to take learned information about weather and climate control and apply it to come up with creative ideas of their own.

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

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

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

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!

Science fair project that helps you create your own compost pile in order to test the efficiency of different methods of composting.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

This fun and crafty activity is easy enough for your child to lend a helping hand and makes a great indoor or outdoor game.

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

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

In this math and science activity, help your middleschooler learn about proportion and measurement with just her shadow and a tape measure!

In this experiment, your middle schooler will chart the effects of oil on a feather in order to grasp the tragic effects of oil spills on wildlife.