Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

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

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

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

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

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

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

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

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

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.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

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

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

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

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 snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

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.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.