Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

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!

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!

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

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

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

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Do this activity to help your kids see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plant stems, roots, and leaves.

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!

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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

It's easy to plant your own in-home container garden! This planter contains pizza-themed herbs and is a perfect early gardening activity for kindergarteners.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

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

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.