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

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

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

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

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

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

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

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.

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

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

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

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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.

Let your fabulous crafter use their favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to whip up a delicious perfume that they can proudly present to a friend or a loved one.

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

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

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!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."