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

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

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!

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

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

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

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

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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?

In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

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.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

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

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 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.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

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

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

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.

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

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

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

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.