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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

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

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

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.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

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!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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!

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

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