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First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

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

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

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.

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

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

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

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

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

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

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

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.

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

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

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

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.

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

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

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

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

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

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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