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.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

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.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

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.

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

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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.

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

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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

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

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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!

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

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

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

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

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

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