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

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

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!

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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

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

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

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

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.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

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

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.

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

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!

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

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

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.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.