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

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

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

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

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

Science fair project that demonstrates the effect of detergent pollution on fresh water birds' ability to stay afloat.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

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

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

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.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

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.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.