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This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

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!

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

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

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

This project determines whether hands-on practice, mental practice, or no practice leads to better shooting of free-throws.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

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!

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

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

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

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

In this middle school activity, your child will learn how to press plants and create her very own herbarium, or plant library! Here's how:

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.