Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

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!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

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.

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.

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

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

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

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

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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!

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