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

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!

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!

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

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.

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.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

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.

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

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

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

Science fair project that helps you create your own compost pile in order to test the efficiency of different methods of composting.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Science fair project that determines whether windmills can be designed so that birds will not feed on them. Will they discriminate between different patterns?

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!

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

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

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

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

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.

Kids will love making clouds and learning how to make a water cycle model in this fun science fair project idea that explores evaporation and precipitation.

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.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

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

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