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Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Your first grader will improve her fine motor skills as she designs her own drum set with recycled household objects and art supplies!

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Here's a delicious activity that lets your preschooler or pre-kindergartener prepare her own fun and healthy snack using cookie cutters.

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

Introduce your child to the wonders of colorful chemistry with this simple food coloring project.

These paper Scandinavian tiles are simple to create, and they make for a beautiful and unique keepsake.

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!

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

Have your kid build an ice sculpture in this activity that's so fast, fun, and messy it's the perfect way to demonstrate how much fun experiments can be!

Get in the Halloween spirit with simple and inexpensive Halloween bat decorations.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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

This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Use this simple and versatile sauce in pasta, sandwiches, or atop baked chicken.

These papier-mâché bracelets are simple to make, and the result is truly stunning!

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.