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.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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

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

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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

This preschool activity uses paint chips to help your child learn about different shades of colors and how to find different colors in nature.

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

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.

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

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

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

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

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 weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Help your child make an attractive frozen holiday ornament to hang outside during winter months.

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

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

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Help your preschooler craft a homemade wind spinning device--a surefire to make your backyard sparkle, and teach her a bit about weather!

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!