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

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

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

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.

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

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

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

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.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

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

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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