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

Give snack time a fresh floral touch with this flower-shaped garden snack, perfect for tea parties with your preschooler!

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

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

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

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Using plants and other items from the outdoors and clothing they already own, your kids can dress up as any one of the four seasons or simply as a Garden.

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

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.

Try this preschool arts and crafts activity: make an over-sized stuffed plaything out of butcher paper and wadded-up newspaper.

Dream big by making some washi tape wall art, an easy (and totally temporary) way to experiment with murals.

Tic-tac-toe is tons of fun, but the traditional version can get a little monotonous after a while. Mix it up and try this colorful outdoor version!

Have your preschooler paint like Monet, and build crucial handwriting skills at the same time!

Learn how to make a homemade ladybug costume, a quick and easy costume solution for kids of any age.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!