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

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

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

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

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

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

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!

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

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

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

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!