This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

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!

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

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!

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

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.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

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!

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.