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.

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

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

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

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

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

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

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

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

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

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

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.

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

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

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

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.

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