Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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

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!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

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

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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

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

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

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

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

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

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 year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?