Here's one way to recycle: turn a tuna can into a mini barbecue and teach your child the power of resourcefulness!

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

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

For this activity your child will use the ready made glycerin base to create elegant rose petal hand soaps.

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!

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

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.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

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.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

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

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

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

Take the plunge into handcrafting with this neat and tidy soap recipe. Here's how to create your own personalized soap.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.