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

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

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

Using plants and other items from the outdoors and clothing they already own, your kids can dress up as any one of the four seasons or simply as a Garden.

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

Let your fabulous crafter use their favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to whip up a delicious perfume that they can proudly present to a friend or a loved one.

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

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.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

This activity will help your child review science concepts, learn new ones, and become familiar with examples of various concepts in science. Plus, it's fun!

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

This science project challenges students to take learned information about weather and climate control and apply it to come up with creative ideas of their own.

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

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.

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

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

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

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

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.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!