Kindergarten Science Activities
Browse through our kindergarten science activities. We have many kindergarten science activities to keep your kindergartener learning on the fly, all year long. From planting a mini garden to going on a science scavenger hunt, you'll find our selection of kindergarten science activities below.
Art and Science Fun: Make a Shaving Cream Painting
Let your kindergartener squish his way to an understanding of colors with some shaving cream and food coloring. Here's a hands-on activity that shows your child how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.
Shake it Up! Listening to Science
Experiment with your kindergartner's sense of sound in this fun activity Put objects that make different sounds in some containers, and shake them up like maracas! Your child will get in some early science practice as he identifies hard and soft sounds.
Growing Garden Pictograph
Boost your child's math and science skills with the fun and informative garden activity! This is the perfect project for those summer months, when keeping your mind active and spending time outdoors is especially important.
Stretch Your Brain with Optical Illusions!
Everyone is fascinated by optical illusions, especially children. To satisfy your kindergartner's curious mind (and help him explore the sense of sight) make your own optical illusion at home using this simple and easy activity!
Practice Science with a Bug Jar
Kids are fascinated with bugs. In this activity, your child will get to hunt and capture bugs to observe. It's a perfect way for her to practice important science skills and satisfy her curiosity all at once!
Have a Magnet Marathon!
Here's an activity where you can explore the power of magnets with your child in a fun way by creating your own racetrack for magnets. Are you ready to hold a magnet marathon?
Make Homemade Ice Cream!
Enjoy a tasty summer treat without ever leaving your home! Use this activity to make homemade ice cream with your child. He'll get in some science practice, and you'll satisfy your sweet tooth!
Make a Living and Non Living Scrapbook
Take a trip to the pet store with your kindergartner and snap shots of the living and non living things she sees! Create a scrapbook to help her know the difference and practice her writing skills, too!
Soil Contains Water Experiment
For kindergarten "concrete" thinkers, water is water...and soil is soil. But then there's the important scientific principle that plants need water, and the water must stay somewhere! Here's a kindergarten experiment to explore that issue using simple household items.
Construct Your Own Water Well
Where does our water come from? Most kids might say it's from the tap, but we actually use wells to get our water. And how do wells work? In this activity, help your kindergartener answer that question by constructing your own miniature well!
