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

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

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!

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

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

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

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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.

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

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

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.

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

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.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

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.

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

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

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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

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

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