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In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

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

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

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!

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

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

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.