This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Create this homemade slinky snake from recycled materials. It can move and slither about like the real thing!

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

Make cards this May Day celebrating the arrival of springtime.

This fun first grade activity will make your child love vegetables (well, racing them anyway). Build a racecar from a zucchini and challenge the whole family!

Are you looking for a fun game that will keep your child on his toes? Try introducing him to Water Tag.

This arts and crafts project isn't just full of creativity, it's got a lot to teach kids about world cultures as well.

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

Make a beautiful - and realistic looking - sunflower using sunflower seeds and a paper plate with this fun kindergarten arts and crafts project.

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

Show your love of nature with this pretty vase made with vines. It will be perfect for holding a floral bouquet!

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

Test out the pH levels of soil in your backyard versus soil in more wild environments to solve this science case.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

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

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Add a flourish of flowers to your dining table with simple and creative sponge art!

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

Culverts transport seeds away from their original location to different places. This science project examines the effect of culverts on plant growth in streams.

This arts and crafts activity will help your kindergartener with shape and color recognition.