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

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

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.

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.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

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!

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

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.

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

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

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 first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

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

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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