Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

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

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

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

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

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 science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Plants need water to grow. In this project we learn how plants transport water from their roots to their leaves

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.