Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

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

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

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

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

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

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

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

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.

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

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

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

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

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!

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

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

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

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

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

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.

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

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.