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

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

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.

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

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.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

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

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

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

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

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

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

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 create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

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

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

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

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

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

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

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.