This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

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.

Did you know magnifying glasses are magic? This hands-on activity has kids using magnifying glasses to engage with the world around them and look close to examine what they find.

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

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

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

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.

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.

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?

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

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

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!

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

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

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

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

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws