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

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

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

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

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

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

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

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

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

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!