This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

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.

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

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

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

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.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

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

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

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

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

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

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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!

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

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

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.

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

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

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

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!

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

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

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.