In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.