Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

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!

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

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

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

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!

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

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.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

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.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

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.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!