Second Grade Nature Activities

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

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

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.

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

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

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

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

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

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

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

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

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

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

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.

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

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.