This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

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

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

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.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

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.

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.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Teach your child about using pumps to move water in this simple and educational preschool science activity!

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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