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Nature Activities & Nature Experiments

Nature activities and experiments help show children the fun side of science. From easy nature activities to more advanced, we've got you covered.

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How Old is That Tree?

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Turn Salt Water into Drinking Water

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Make Your Own Rainbow

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.

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

Make Ladybug Tightrope Racers

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!

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

Clean Water Using the Sun!

Can you think of a way of cleaning dirty water using the sun? In this activity, you will be making a "solar still" that is able to do just that!

Balloon Greenhouse

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as she plants radish seeds and watches them grow.

Make a spring collage with your preschooler to get her outside and those creative juices flowing!

Do Plants Breathe?

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your kid with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Make a Butterfly Habitat

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 celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

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

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Make a Self Portrait from Nature

Add some fun to arts and crafts by having your child make a self portrait using nature as her palette.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

Make an ABC Nature Book

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.

Homemade Perfume

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

Plant a Fail-Safe Veggie Garden

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

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

Make Garden Pinwheels

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

Cloud Observation

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

Make Sand Candles!

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

Grow Bean Sprouts Without Soil

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

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