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

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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

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.

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

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

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

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.

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.

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

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

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

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

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.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

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