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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 her materials outside, and then using them to create a piece of art!

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

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

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

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

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

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

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.

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

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!