Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

The Kindergarten Personal Record Book makes measurement fun & active! Kids record their vital statistics from head to toe using unusual tools like paper clips.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

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

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Make a Christmas countdown calendar to get your child excited about the coming holiday. This Christmas countdown calendar helps you make holiday memories.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

Treasure hunts are tons of fun and they're a great way to introduce maps. Set the stage, and your kid's imagination will do the rest.

Make a mood meter with your child to help them recognize and share their feelings.

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!

Make a First Day of School Mobile to help commemorate the big step from preschool to kindergarten and ease those first day jitters!

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.