Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Encourage your child to jump into sea creature science by creating her own colorful "socktopus" sculpture.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

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

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

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

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

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.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

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

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

Make this easy composting dessert and then enjoy the yummy results!

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.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.