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

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

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!

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.

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.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

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 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!

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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

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.

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

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

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!

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.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.