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!

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

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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