Soil

Sensory balloons - maynot not originally intended as a language activity, but it would be great for that.

Dig deep for some edible, dirt-loving fun this April 22! Children will eat up this delicious activity. It demonstrates the different layers of soil and encourages discussion on soil’s vital role in sustaining plant and animal life on our planet. What makes up soil? Soil is so much more than what’s under our grass. Each layer of earth

While on vacation (and staring at the beautiful ocean last week) I was reminded of a few really stellar outdoor installation artists and the amazing natural materials that can be used to get creati…

Plant seeds on different soils...which one will grow a plant? Humus...clay...sand...top soil...

Learn about seed sprouting, soil conditions, how plants breathe, and more with these fun and hands-on plant activities for kids!

Discover how trace fossils are made with this fun sensory science activity for kids using edible mud dough and dinosaurs.

Lean about what dirt is made of by creating sediment jars. This easy science project goes well with the book Dirt: The Scoop on Soil.

Use this simple test to determine how much sand, silt, and clay are in your garden soil. We tend to ignore it as new gardeners but soil is the key to healthy, happy plants.

Learn how to make homemade moon sand that is safe for little hands and mouths. Perfect for sensory play and creativity!

Edible finger paints with just 2 ingredients! For baby safe sensory play.

We all know you can't eat a mud pie, but did you know that without the soil that makes up a mud pie, we wouldn't have very much real food? We wouldn't have several important medicines, either! Soil is a very important resource. We walk on it, play in it, build with it, grow our food in it, and get antibiotics from it. But what exactly is soil? What makes it so important? Can we survive without soil? In Explore Soil! With 25 Great Projects, young readers learn what this substance is made of...

An Earth science experiment - building mud bricks with different kind of soils, comparing them, and playing with them.

The seed sprouting science experiment is a project that facilitates the observation and understanding of the germination process.