Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

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.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

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

Let your fabulous crafter use their favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to whip up a delicious perfume that they can proudly present to a friend or a loved one.

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.