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!

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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 first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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.

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.

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