This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

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!

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

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

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

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

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

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.

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!

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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

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

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

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

Satisfy your kindergartener's fascination of different sounds with this easy science project, where they'll use their ears instead of their eyes to identify sounds!

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

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

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!

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

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

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!