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

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.

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

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

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

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

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!

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

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

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

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

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

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

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