This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

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

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.

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.

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

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).

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

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

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.

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

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!

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

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

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

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

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

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.

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.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

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

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

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

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