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This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

A mixture of botany, exploration, Abstract Art and Pop Art color theoryâthis activity never gets dull! Start by exploring outdoors and finish with indoor art.

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

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!

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

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

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

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.