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

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.

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

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!

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!

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

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

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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!

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

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

Help your preschooler practice observing and experimenting with this exciting activity where they'll get to examine objects below the water's surface!

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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!

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

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

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

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

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!

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

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!

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

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

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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