This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

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.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

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!

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.