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

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

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

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.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

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

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

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.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!