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Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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!

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 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!

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

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

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

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

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.

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

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

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.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

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

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

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.

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.

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!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.