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

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

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

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

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

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.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

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.

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!

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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

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.

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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

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

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

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.

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

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

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

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.