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.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

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.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

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

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

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

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.

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.

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!

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

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

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

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

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

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

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.