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.

Satisfy your kindergartener's fascination of different sounds with this easy science project, where they'll use their ears instead of their eyes to identify sounds!

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

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!

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

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

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

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

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!

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

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

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

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!

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

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

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.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

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!

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

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

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.