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

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

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

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

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

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

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!

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

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

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

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

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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

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

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

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

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

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

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

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

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.

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.

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.