Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

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

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

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.

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!

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

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

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

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

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.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

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