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.

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

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

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.