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

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

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!

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

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

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

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

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

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

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

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.

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 Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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.