This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Test your skills as a weather forecaster, and learn some science terms on the way!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Make these homemade shell fossils and introduce your child to the wonders of science!

A mixture of botany, exploration, Abstract Art and Pop Art color theoryâthis activity never gets dull! Start by exploring outdoors and finish with indoor art.

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

In this activity, find out who the flowers' "partners in crime" are by being a flower spy!

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!