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!

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

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

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.

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

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.

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

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

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.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

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.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

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!

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

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

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