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.

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

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

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

This science fair project idea identifies and understands adaptations in birds.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

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.

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

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

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

Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.