Put your kid in charge of her own survey! She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

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

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

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!

Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in kindergarten math, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Help your kindergarten scientist understand the concept of surface tension with this simple science experiment.

Make a peace dove to commemorate Black History Month and hang it in your home as a quiet reminder of the spirit of the movement.

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Take a closer look at your furry friend (or the furry friend of a neighbor -- with permission) to discover if communication exists between cats and humans.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Help your preschooler combine a lesson about numbers with a silly, snowy game of hopscotch.

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

Help motivate your child to become a more avid and consistent reader by creating a train-themed reading chart that can serve as a visual reminder of their progress.

Spend an afternoon outdoors and add a personal touch to clothes or other items of fabric by learning how to tie-dye.

Preserve some precious memories this Mother's Day! Make a shoe planter out of that old pair of your child's favorite shoes.

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

For most kids the fun is in the process, and making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Here's how to make your own dollhouse.

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.