Preschool - 2nd Grade Life Science Activities : Page 4

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

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

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

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

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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.

Encourage your child to jump into sea creature science by creating her own colorful "socktopus" sculpture.

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Help your child hunt and capture bugs to observe to practice important science skills and satisfy her curiosity simultaneously!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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

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

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

If you find yourself with a pair of kids' rain boots too cute to toss and too worn to wear, try making this fun and easy planter.

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

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!

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!

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

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.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!