Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

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

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

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.

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.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

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.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

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

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

This fun and crafty activity is easy enough for your child to lend a helping hand and makes a great indoor or outdoor game.