Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

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

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

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.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

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!

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

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Let your fabulous crafter use their favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to whip up a delicious perfume that they can proudly present to a friend or a loved one.

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

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

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

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

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.

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.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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

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

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

This fun and crafty activity is easy enough for your child to lend a helping hand and makes a great indoor or outdoor game.