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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

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!