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

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

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!

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

Give your science savvy kindergarten a lesson in plant science with this fun carnation experiment.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

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!

Help your little one figure out the differences between the worlds of air, land and water, a huge step in understanding how our environment works.

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 the mood for a bit of silly science? Help your child create a truly one-of-a-kind planter out of a potato head!

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!

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.