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

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

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

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

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

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.

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.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

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.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

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

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

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.

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

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

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

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

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

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

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

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

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.