Your kids will have a blast making a mess while they build important science and reading skills. So roll up your sleeves and dig in to this week's ideas!

See the wind in action! Little scientists can make and decorate their very own windsocks to hang in the breeze, using this template.

Explore the science of the sun with this make-your-own sundial activity! Just do a little bit of cutting and coloring, and let the sun do the rest of the work.

Did you know plants make their own food? Discover how with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet for third and fourth graders!

Invite your child to dream big and design their very own planet. Encourage both creativity and scientific speculation with this fun worksheet.

Help your child's curiosity blast off by introducing them to some basic chemistry with this simple rocket demonstration.

If you were a mad scientist, what modern-day version of Frankenstein's monster would you create?

Here's a crazy thought experiment for you. Imagine you could create a monster made out of electricity!

Get into the habit of recycling food waste and other household materials by making your own compost pile!

How long does a butterfly live? Find out with this worksheet! Give your second grader a fun way to practice making graphs using given information.

Why do some objects make loud sounds when dropped, while others make quiet sounds?

Count the number of sea creatures and make a bar graph with this shark worksheet. Make an underwater word ladder with your 2nd grader, too.

Ready to make a body outline? This seriously fun project will give kids some big insights into the important systems that make up their bodies!

Learn about bats and make an animal headband with this awesome worksheet!

Make a cuttlefish headband with your child while learning about the animal!

Use this worksheet to make a hammerhead shark headband to wear!

Make sure your young scientists stay safe as they conduct experiments!

Use this cool 2-page worksheet to make your own big dipper clock!

Massachusetts' state bird is the chickadee, a small bird that can make a lot of noise.

Your child can make her own starry night pictures by following these printable craft instructions.

Learn all about cells, the tiny pieces that make up our body, in this color-in diagram.

Learn about the plants and animals that make deciduous forests their home, then complete the crossword puzzle.

How do you make recycled paper? Learn all about the recycling paper process on this informative worksheet.

Find out all about the different parts of the eyes and how they work together to make vision possible.

If your child is into dinosaurs, this dot to dot featuring the dino Dimetrodon is sure to make his day.

This tree anatomy worksheet will give your little naturalist a better understanding of the parts that make up a tree.

The periodic table of the elements is an important classification system of the most basic particles that make up our world!

Watch out for this charging ram! The stars in the Aries constellation make up a ram -- if you use your imagination.

Introduce your child to the inclined plane, one of the six simple machines that helps to make work easier for us!