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Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

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

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Kids will learn how to clean fish tank the natural way. Add catfish to the tank and see if your water gets cleaner.

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

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

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

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

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

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!

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.

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

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

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

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

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.