Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

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

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.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Help your preschooler practice observing and experimenting with this exciting activity where they'll get to examine objects below the water's surface!

Give your science savvy kindergarten a lesson in plant science with this fun carnation experiment.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

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.

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 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.

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

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

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

It's easy to plant your own in-home container garden! This planter contains pizza-themed herbs and is a perfect early gardening activity for kindergarteners.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

Do this activity to help your kids see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plant stems, roots, and leaves.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

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

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

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.

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

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!

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

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!