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.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

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

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

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

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

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

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

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

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.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

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.

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

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!

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

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

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

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

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

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

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.

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