Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

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

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

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

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

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

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

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 fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

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