Kindergarten and 1st Grade Earth and Space Science Activities

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

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

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.

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

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

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.

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

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

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

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

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

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

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

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

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.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

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.