Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

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!

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

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 parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Preserve some precious memories this Mother's Day! Make a shoe planter out of that old pair of your child's favorite shoes.

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

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

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

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

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Plants need water to grow. In this project we learn how plants transport water from their roots to their leaves

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

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

It's easy to plant your own in-home container garden! This planter contains pizza-themed herbs and is a perfect early gardening activity for kindergarteners.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Your youngster can explore the parts of a face while creating this ghoulish Halloween zombie head sandwich!

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

In this activity, your child will learn about how focusing on positive feelings, like love and peace, helps these feelings grow. They will also decorate pots and plant seeds as a reminder of this.

Here's a color matching game that is perfect for winter! Your child will race against the clock to assemble the name of a color with its matching parts.