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

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

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

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

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.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

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.

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

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

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

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!

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

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.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

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

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

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!

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!