Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 7

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Help your child make an attractive frozen holiday ornament to hang outside during winter months.

This preschool activity uses paint chips to help your child learn about different shades of colors and how to find different colors in nature.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

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

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

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.

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

Here's a guide to starting a community clean-up project from scratch.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

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.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

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

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!