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.

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

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.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

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!

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!

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

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!

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

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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!

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

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

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

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

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