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 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.

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

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

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

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 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!

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

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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.

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!

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.

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.

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

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

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

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.

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

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.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

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