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

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

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

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.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

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

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

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

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

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

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

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.

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

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

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!

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.