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

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

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!

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!

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

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

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!

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

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

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

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

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

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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

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.

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.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

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

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

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

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.

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

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.