Preschool Life Science Activities

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

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

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

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.

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

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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!

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

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

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

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

Did you know magnifying glasses are magic? This hands-on activity has kids using magnifying glasses to engage with the world around them and look close to examine what they find.

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

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

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

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

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

In this art project, budding entomologists will create a larger than life, moveable puppet version of a praying mantis.

Encourage your child to jump into sea creature science by creating her own colorful "socktopus" sculpture.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring, and the five senses.

In the mood for a bit of silly science? Help your child create a truly one-of-a-kind planter out of a potato head!

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

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

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.