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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.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

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

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

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.

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.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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!

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

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.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

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!

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.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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.

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

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

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

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.