Preschool - 2nd Grade Life Science Activities : Page 5

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring, and the five senses.

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.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

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

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.

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.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

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

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

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

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

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

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!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Make this easy composting dessert and then enjoy the yummy results!

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.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

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.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!