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

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

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

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.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

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.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.