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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!

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

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.

Teach your child about using pumps to move water in this simple and educational preschool science activity!

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!

Using plants and other items from the outdoors and clothing they already own, your kids can dress up as any one of the four seasons or simply as a Garden.

Did you know magnifying glasses are magic? This hands-on activity has kids using magnifying glasses to engage with the world around them and look close to examine what they find.

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

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

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

Help your little one figure out the differences between the worlds of air, land and water, a huge step in understanding how our environment works.

This quick and simple preschool mirror activity will introduce your child to the science of reflection and light with a flashlight experiment and picture game.

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 fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

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.