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

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

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

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

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.

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

Do this activity to help your kids see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plant stems, roots, and leaves.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

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

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

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

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Kids can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

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

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your second grader creating pretty flower prints.

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

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.