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.

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

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

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

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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

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

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

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

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

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

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!