Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

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

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

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

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!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

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

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

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.