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

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

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

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

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

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

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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!