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

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

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

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

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

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.

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

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

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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

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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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

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.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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

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

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.