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.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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.

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

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.

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!

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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!

Make this easy composting dessert and then enjoy the yummy results!

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

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

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!

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

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

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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.

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Help your little one figure out the differences between the worlds of air, land and water, a huge step in understanding how our environment works.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.