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What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

In the mood for a bit of silly science? Help your child create a truly one-of-a-kind planter out of a potato head!

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

Help your little one figure out the differences between the worlds of air, land and water, a huge step in understanding how our environment works.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

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.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

If you find yourself with a pair of kids' rain boots too cute to toss and too worn to wear, try making this fun and easy planter.

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

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

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

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

Give your science savvy kindergarten a lesson in plant science with this fun carnation experiment.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

Do this activity to help your kids see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plant stems, roots, and leaves.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

It's easy to plant your own in-home container garden! This planter contains pizza-themed herbs and is a perfect early gardening activity for kindergarteners.

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

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!