Preschool - 8th Grade Holidays Science Activities

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

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

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

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

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

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

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

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!

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

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

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

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

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.

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.

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.

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

Help your kindergarten scientist discover relative size, density, and buoyancy with this fun, pumpkin science project!

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.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

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

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!