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.

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.

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.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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.

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

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

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

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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

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

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

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

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 celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

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.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!