Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

Here's how you and your teen can stage your own formal debateâbeyond arguing why chores are unethical! Formal debates improve teens' critical thinking skills.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

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.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

Here's a way to make history both interesting and relevant: design a garden using plants that were used by people in colonial times!

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

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!