Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

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.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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!

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

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

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

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