When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

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!

Help your preschooler practice observing and experimenting with this exciting activity where they'll get to examine objects below the water's surface!

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!

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

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

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

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

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

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

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

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

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

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!

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

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.

Help your child hunt and capture bugs to observe to practice important science skills and satisfy her curiosity simultaneously!

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

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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.

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.