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.

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

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

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

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

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

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

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.

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

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

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

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

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

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 add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

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