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!

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

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.

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.