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.

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.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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.

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.

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

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

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

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

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

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

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

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

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

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

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

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

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

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

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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.