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

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

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.

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

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!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

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.

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.

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

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

Help your child hunt and capture bugs to observe to practice important science skills and satisfy her curiosity simultaneously!

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

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

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

If you find yourself with a pair of kids' rain boots too cute to toss and too worn to wear, try making this fun and easy planter.

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

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

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.

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

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.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

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