Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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!

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

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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.

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

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

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

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

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

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

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

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

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

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

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

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

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

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

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.