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.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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!

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.

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

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!

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

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

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

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

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

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

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

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

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

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

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