This versatile clay-like material hardens if left out and can be used for building sand castles, forts, and even school projects.

Teach your kids about colors and patterns while creating a beautiful work of art.

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

Children learn about the benefits of mindfulness, teach someone else what they've learned, and create a sand timer to use during mindfulness practice.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

Help your kindergartener practice counting from one to ten with this fun outdoor activity. Make a "My Backyard Counting Book" to review counting to ten.

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

Here's a salt dough recipe that can be used to make ghostly character sticks for fun Halloween decor.

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

In this activity, your child will develop her sensory awareness and build important math skills while having fun outdoors.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

Your child can help eliminate stress for himself or a loved one by creating a colorful, homemade stress ball.

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

Try making your own conch planter in this decorative shell.

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

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

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!

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

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

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

Satisfy your kindergartener's fascination of different sounds with this easy science project, where they'll use their ears instead of their eyes to identify sounds!

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

Your child can count out six pumpkins or six crayons, but what is a six all by itself? ThatÃs a much harder concept to grasp.

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

Help your child see numbers three ways with this simple grab-and-go game, great for quick practice in the car.