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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.

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 outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

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

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

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

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

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

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.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

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

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

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

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).

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Do this activity to help your kids see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plant stems, roots, and leaves.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!