Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations