Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Using plants and other items from the outdoors and clothing they already own, your kids can dress up as any one of the four seasons or simply as a Garden.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

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

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

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.

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

Encourage your child to jump into sea creature science by creating her own colorful "socktopus" sculpture.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

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!

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.

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

This crafty activity provides a hands-on way for your child to illustrate how the trees look during each season of the year.