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

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 activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

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.

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

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!

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

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?

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

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!

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

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

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

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!

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

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

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!