Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

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

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

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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!

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

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!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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.

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

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

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

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.

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!

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

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

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