Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

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!

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

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.

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.

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

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

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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

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

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

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!

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

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

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!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

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

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

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

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