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

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!

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

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

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

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

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

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

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!

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world 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.

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

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

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

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

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.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture 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!

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

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

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!

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.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.