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Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering her materials outside, and then using them to create a piece of art!

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

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

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

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

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

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.