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

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.

Plants need water to grow. In this project we learn how plants transport water from their roots to their leaves

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

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

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.