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Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!