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This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

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

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

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

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!

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Kids will love making clouds and learning how to make a water cycle model in this fun science fair project idea that explores evaporation and precipitation.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

This fun and crafty activity is easy enough for your child to lend a helping hand and makes a great indoor or outdoor game.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

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.

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

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!

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

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.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

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

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.