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In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

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

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

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.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

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.

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.

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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

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

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.

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.

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

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!

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

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.

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!

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

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!

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

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

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!

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

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