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

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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

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

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

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

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!