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.

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 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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

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

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

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

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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