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.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

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

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

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.

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

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

In this art project, budding entomologists will create a larger than life, moveable puppet version of a praying mantis.

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

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

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

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

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

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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!