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

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

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

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

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

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!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

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

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

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

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

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

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

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

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

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

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.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

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