Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

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

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.