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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.

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

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

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

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

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

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

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.

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

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

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 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?

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

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

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

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

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.