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What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

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.

This preschool activity uses paint chips to help your child learn about different shades of colors and how to find different colors in nature.

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

This crafty activity provides a hands-on way for your child to illustrate how the trees look during each season of the year.

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

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

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

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.

Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.

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.

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

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

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

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

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

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!