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.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

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.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

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

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

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

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!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

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.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

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

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

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

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

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.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

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.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

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

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!