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Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

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.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

Help your child practice her counting as she makes this fun and festive holiday decoration!

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

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.

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.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?