Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Earth and Space Science Activities

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

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

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

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.

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

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

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

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!

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!