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

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

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

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Research historic methods of food preservation. Analyze alternative recipes and techniques of food preservation. Document success with photographs.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

A mixture of botany, exploration, Abstract Art and Pop Art color theoryâthis activity never gets dull! Start by exploring outdoors and finish with indoor art.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

In this art project, budding entomologists will create a larger than life, moveable puppet version of a praying mantis.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

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.

This project uses science and art to help students learn and teach others about Earth's endangered and extinct species.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

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.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering her materials outside, and then using them to create a piece of art!

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Did you know that August is American Artist Month? Your child can explore the art of photography by using a digital camera to capture the landscape around her.

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.