Early Childhood Science Activities : Page 5

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

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

What do you get when you combine science and fairies? Fairy scientists who make their own potion, of course! This activity promotes critical thinking skills as your child mixes, experiments, and creates their very own fairy potions.

This quick and simple preschool mirror activity will introduce your child to the science of reflection and light with a flashlight experiment and picture game.

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

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

This kindergarten science activity will help her explore the changing states of matter which transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

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

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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!

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

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!

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

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.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

Make these homemade shell fossils and introduce your child to the wonders of science!

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.