When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

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.

Help your little one figure out the differences between the worlds of air, land and water, a huge step in understanding how our environment works.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Encourage your child to jump into sea creature science by creating her own colorful "socktopus" sculpture.

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.