Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

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

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

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.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

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

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

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.

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.

Explore how dielectric heating comes into play when microwaving various liquids in this science project. This test will help you understand how microwaves work!

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

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!

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

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

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

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