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

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

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

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.

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

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

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

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

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

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

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

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.

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

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 water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

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

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

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.

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

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

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

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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

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.

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

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

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 winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!