Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

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

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

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

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

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.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

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