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

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

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

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

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

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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.

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

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

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.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

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.

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

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

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

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 simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

Here's a guide to starting a community clean-up project from scratch.