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.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.