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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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