Nature Activities & Nature Experiments

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

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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!

In this activity, find out who the flowers' "partners in crime" are by being a flower spy!

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

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.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching her some backyard astronomy at the same time.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

Here's a way to make history both interesting and relevant: design a garden using plants that were used by people in colonial times!

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

This preschool activity uses paint chips to help your child learn about different shades of colors and how to find different colors in nature.

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:

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

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

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.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

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