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Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

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!

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.