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Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

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.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

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

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

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.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

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.

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.

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

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Can you plant the insect-attracting borage plant to increase the amount of beneficial insects in your garden? Find out in this experiment!

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.