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Seasonal Nature Outdoor Activities 


Any Season 

Beginner’s Guide to Geocaching with Kids
Using Sand and Natural Materials
Coloring Carnations Science Experiment
Journey Sticks and the Art of Storytelling
Slacklining for Kids
Creating a Musical Forest
Getting Kids Outside with Plum Landing from PBS KIDS
Fun with Fungi: Grow Your Own Mushrooms
Beaded Sticks
Playground Games for Preschoolers
5 Ways to Bring Storytelling to Life in Nature
Nature Collection Journal for Kids
Rainbow Wind Chimes Made with Sticks
Bookmark Craft for Kids Using Pressed Flowers and Leaves
Twig Bouquet
Nature Find and Count Math Activity
From Puddles to Pigeons: Learning about Nature in Cities
Outdoor Activity: Fun Nature Art Projects
Nature Finds: Weaving
How to Build a Stick Fort
Creating Wild Art: Forest Faces
Nature Crowns
A Leaf Nature Crown
DIY Montessori Inspired Scent Jars
Leafsnap: An Electronic Field Guide
Make your own Nature Paintbrushes
Top nature playdough ideas for kids
Outdoor Memory Game for Kids
Nature Collage & Texture Table
Outdoor Activities for Babies
How to Make Outdoor Exploration Kits
Making Mandalas in Nature with Kids
Stick and Stone Constellations
20 Nature-Inspired Mindful Moments Cards
Practicing Prewriting Skills with Sticks and Stones
Nature Kaleidoscope
Painted Tic-Tac-Toe Rocks
10 Awesome DIY Outdoor Explorer Packs
Natural Play Dough with Flower Confetti
Hands-On Skip Counting with Sticks
Woodland Dream Catchers
How to Preserve Flowers for Nature Activities
Branch Weaving
DIY Pebble Art
Flower Petal Sweep {A Fine Motor Activity}
Nature Sensory Bottle
Nature Constellation Matching Game
Montessori Baby Nature Activities
Tree Bark Rubbing
Natural Herbal Playdough
Get Outside & Connect: Hug a Tree
Setting Up an Ecological Exchange
10 Ways to Find Nature in Urban Settings
How to Make a Magnificent Forest Mini Den!

Rocks & Geology

Rock Balancing: Stone Stacking Art
Clean the Rocks. Toddler Sensory Play
Wikki Stix and Stones- A Must Try Activity!
Work on Spacial Awareness With This Simple Nature Shape Puzzle
Beginning Sound Stone Matching Game
Crystallized Beach Rocks
Make Rock Photo Holders
DIY Stone Pendants
Four Ways to Use Stones in the Classroom
Inspiring Kids to Be Kind Using Love Rocks
10+ Simple and Beautiful Stone Activities for Kids
Dirt Play Dough + Rocks Writing Tray
A New Way to Use Story Stones
Oobleck and Rocks
DIY Wishing Stones for a Friend
Sorting and Classifying Rocks: Geology for Kids
Study of Rocks and Minerals for Kids
Children’s Books about Rocks
40+ Rocks and Stones Learning Activities for Kids
Light Table Geology Science for Kids
Rocks & Minerals: A Fun Testing Experiment for Kids
Crystal Science for Kids
40 Playful Ways to Teach Young Kids About Rocks
Geology Crafts for Kids
Rock Demo Science Fun for Kids
Free Resources for Rocks & Minerals
How to Grow Aragonite Crystals
Study of Rocks for Kids
Rocks & Minerals Unit
Preschool Rock Theme Activities

Nature Walks & Hikes

N is for Nature Walks
Nature Walk Ideas for Kids of Various Ages
5 Ways to Make Hiking Fun for Kids
Five Senses Activities for Kids Outdoors!
Building Language Skills on a Walk
Nature Walk Ideas
24 Things for kids to do with nature on a Woodland Walk
Nature Crafts for Kids: how to make a journey stick
Listening walk for preschoolers
Neighborhood Hiking with Kids
Nature walk: play ideas for children
Nature Walk Kids Collage Bracelets
100 Things to Look for on a Nature Walk
Playdough Nature Walk
Nature Walk with Clothespins
Nature Walk Picture Frame

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice
Diverse, Unique, & Easy Winter Solstice Activities
19 Winter Solstice Books For Kids
Winter Solstice Hiking Stick
7 Wonderful Ways to Celebrate Winter Solstice with Kids
Make Paper Cup Luminaries for Kids Winter Solstice Activities
Celebrate Winter Solstice
How to make a Lantern for Winter Solstice
Making a Winter Solstice Tree
Sacred Plants of the Winter Solstice
Easy to Make Winter Solstice Ice Ornaments in a Muffin Tin
6 Ways to Celebrate Winter Solstice With Kids
Salt Dough Spiral Calendar
Winter Solstice Traditions and Celebration Ideas
Winter Solstice Books for Kids
DIY Solstice Jewelry for Kids
Winter Solstice Family Traditions & DIY Ornaments
8 Winter Solstice Traditions To Start This Year
Winter Solstice Activities & Books
Celebrating Winter Solstice! The Folklore, Facts & Fun
Amazing Solstice Rituals – the Waldorf Solstice Spiral
Celebrating Winter Solstice! The Folklore, Facts & Fun
Finding Solace in the Winter Solstice
DIY Winter Solstice Lanterns
Winter Solstice Wood Tree Ornament
Ice Lanterns: 4 creative ways to celebrate winter

Winter

Winter Garden Activities
10 Ways to Explore Nature In Winter
Create a Magical Snow Garden
DIY Snowman Stone Puzzle with Loose Parts
20 Cold-Weather Outdoor Activities for Kids
Connect kids with winter on the five senses walk
Outdoor winter activities for toddlers
20+ Fun Activities to Do in the Snow
30 Ways to Play Outdoors in the Winter
Pine Needle Sensory Writing Tray
Winter Nature Study
10 Best Winter Garden Ideas For Kids
Winter Ice Jewels
Ice Garland Tutorial
Celebrating Squirrel Appreciation Day
Creating Colorful Icicles
Nature Snowflake Craft for Kids
7 fun snow day activities for kids
5 ways you can help wildlife this winter
Salt Crystal Snowflakes
Cold Air Balloon Kids' Experiment
Rescue Stick Man: Icy Sensory Play
How to Go Snow Painting
Creating an Ice Jewel Dig Outside!
32 Fun Winter Nature Walk Activities for Kids
Snow Kitchen - Outdoor Play
Pick a Pine Tree Nature Craft
Indoor Garden-Based Activities to Get You Through the Winter
Winter Outdoor Activities: DIY Frozen Suncatchers
Coloured Ice Sculptures in the Snow
Outdoor Learning: Winter Words Scavenger Hunt
32 Snow Activities For Kids this Winter
Ways to Play in the Snow
Indoor Snow Play
10 Things to Do This Winter
Snow Volcano
Ways to encourage outdoor play in cold weather
10 Creative Ideas for Outdoor Play in the Winter
How to Make Snow Candy
Ice Sensory Play with Flower Confetti
Snowflake Investigation
Snow Painting Activity
How to Make Frozen Bubbles
Icy Artwork
5 Ideas for Exploring Nature with Kids this Winter
Snowy Obstacle Course
Ice Decorations for Your Garden
A Playful Way to Learn About Colors
Making Snow Mandalas
11 Fun Things to do in the Snow
Simple Winter Tree Activities for Kids
Preschool Winter Activities with Evergreen Trees
100+ Outdoor Winter Activities for Kids
Winter Small World Play Using Natural Material
Decorating an Outdoor Edible Tree for the Animals
10 Fun and Creative Snow Activities for Kids
Outdoor Winter Activities For Kids
Winter Nature Books for Kids
Snow Obstacle Course
Winter Scavenger Hunt
Winter Fort Building with Kids
Winter Nature Sensory Bin with Snow Cloud Dough

Winter Holiday Nature Activites & Crafts

St. Patrick’s Day
Pinecone Nature Confetti Shakers for New Year’s Eve
A Simple Nature Valentine Keepsake
A Heart Nature Weaving Craft to Try Today
DIY Eco-friendly Plantable Seed Paper Valentines
How to Make Paper Bag Mushroom Valentines
How to Make Nature-Inspired Valentines
Valentine’s Day Nature Crafts for Kids
A Simply Sweet Nature Heart Craft for Kids
A simply beautiful Grass Heart Craft
Mothers Day Craft: Seed Heart
Reversible Sequin Heart Nature Craft
Jingle Bell Holiday Hiking Stick for Kids
Icy Ornament Sensory Play
25 Natural Ornaments
Pine Needle Sweep {A Fine Motor Activity}
Nature Christmas Cards to Make with Kids
Beaded Reindeer Antler Sticks
Reindeer Food Carrot Garland
Pine Needle Keepsake Ornament
Holiday Candy Cane Stick Bouquet
Mini Rosemary Wreath Necklaces
A Simple and Adorable Holiday Wreath for Kids
9 Awesome Nature-based Holiday Projects Kids Will Love

Winter Birding 

Birding from the National Audubon Society
Child’s Book List: Birds
9 Tips for Bird Watching With Kids
Birding With Kids Resource Guide
Toasty Bird Feeder
Which Bird Apps Are Best for Kids?
Easy Bird Feeders to Make with Kids
The Audubon Bird Guide App
Birdseed Ice Ornaments
DIY Bird Feeders to Make with Kids
Learning About Birds: 7 Activities for Young Children
Right Bird, Right House
10 Bird Feeders Kids Love To Make
How to Help Backyard Birds Build Their Nests
Creating a Nature Window for Bird Watching
How to Make a Gingerbread House for the Birds
Tips For Feeding the Birds and Squirrels During the Snowy Months
Bird Finder Binoculars
Reverse Engineering a Bird’s Nest
Bird Seed Sensory Play for Toddlers
How to Cultivate Bird Watching as a Fun Family Hobby
Top 10 Foods for Winter Bird Feeding
Winter Birding with Kids
A Wreath for the Birds
eBird Mobile
Easy To Make Bird Feeders
10 Apps/Websites for Bird Identification
Bird Watching Helps Children Become Nature-wise
Guide to North American Birds
Printable Pages for Bird Observation
All About Backyard Birds: Books
Video: Identify Your Common Backyard Birds
How to Throw a Birthday Party for the Birds
Montessori-Inspired Bird Unit
Bird Watching Journal
Make a human-sized bird nest using recycled materials
Make Like a Bird and Nest
Bird Seed and Pine Cone Sensory Bottle
17+ ideas bird theme preschool activities sensory bins
Books about Birds for Preschool

Animal Tracking 

Tracking Wildlife with Kids
Investigating Animal Tracks
Making Animal Tracks
Animal Tracks in Snow Playdough
Animal Track Stamps
Creative Tracks
Animal Tracks in Snow Playdough
Animal Tracks Identification Guide
Learning About Animals: Animal Track Hand Prints
Capturing Animal Tracks
Eight Great Books About Animal Tracks
Animal Tracking with Children: A Beginner’s Guide
Exploring Animals Tracks in Winter
DIY Woodland Animal Track Tracing Activity
Tracking Ohio's Wildlife
Painting Animal Tracks in the Snow
Winter Forest Animals and Footprints
Animal Tracks Nature Study
Animal Track Fossils
Animal Tracks: Learning Patterns through Storytelling

Indoor Gardening

Indoor Gardening 101
Indoor Gardening: Let There Be Plant Light
Garden Activity: Exploring Herbs
Hands-on Learning on Herbs and Spices
Exploring Germination
Learning about Spring Bulbs
Hydroponics for Kids: Build a 2 Liter Bottle Garden
Toilet Paper Tube Seedling Pots
6 Easy Plants Kids Can Grow From Seed
How to Sprout Seeds on a Sponge Garden
Indoor Greening
19 Indoor Garden Ideas That’ll Fit in Any Small Space
Cheap Mini Greenhouse for Seed Starting
Make a Kid-Friendly Terrarium
How to Make Your Own Indoor Herb Garden
Regrowing Vegetables from Scraps
How to Make Your Own Indoor Herb Garden
Egg Carton Greenhouse | Starting Seeds Indoors
Vegetable Stamping
Indoor Gardening Fun: Growing Beansprouts
Cutting Herbs Sensory Activity
Indoor Gardening Fun: Growing Beansprouts

Pollinators 

How to Protect Your Local Pollinators in Ten Easy Ways
Solitary Bees Hotel
Make a DIY Bee Bath
Montessori Entomology: a study of bees
10 Fun and Easy Bee Activities for Spring
Books about Bees for Kids
Learning About Bees and Other Pollinators: Scavenger Hunt + Ways to Help
Bee Pollen Counting Activity
Dramatic Play Bees
Honey Transfer: A Fine Motor Water Activity
Honeycomb craft
Honey Bees Dramatic Play
Pollen Transfer: Fine Motor Activity for Preschoolers
Bubble Wrap Beehive & Paper Bee Rings
STEM Challenge: Pollinators
Engaging Hands-On Activities Exploring Bees for Kids
DIY Bee House STEM Project for Kids
Feeding Bees Sugar Water-The Right Way
Cheese Powder Pollination Activity for Kids
Teach Your Kids To Save The Bees
Montessori Inspired Insect Activities for Kids
What to Read: Butterfly Books for Kids
14 Beautiful DIY Butterfly Feeders
Building a Butterfly Watering Station
19 Best Flowers For Butterfly Gardens
Butterfly Life Cycle Learning Activities for Kids
Butterfly Unit Study
19 Best Flowers For Butterfly Gardens
Anatomy Of A Monarch Butterfly
Fun Butterfly Facts for Kids
How to Attract, Raise, & Release Monarch Butterflies
Butterfly Life Cycle
55+ Butterfly Resources
Where To See Butterflies In Nature
Living Science: A Monarch Nature Study
Butterfly Life Cycle
A butterfly nature craft
Natural Butterfly Wings
Three Fun and Educational Butterfly Projects for Kids
Butterfly Food Sensory Challenge

Spring

10 Fun Ideas to Celebrate Spring Equinox
Sundial Garden
Gardening with Kids: 5 Easy Vegetables to Grow
Nature Study: Raising Tadpoles with Kids
Easy Children's Vegetable Garden Plan
Children’s Books for Spring!
Vegetables in Pots the Best Veggies to Grow in Containers
8 Fun Science Activities for Kids About Leaves
How to Plant a Butterfly Garden with Your Child
A Simple and Beautiful Nature Craft to Try Today!
Chronicle Spring With a Family Art Wall!
Easter Egg Stacking Rocks
How to Make Seed Bombs for Kids
Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt
Frozen Flowers Sensory Ice Play
Fresh Flower Discovery Bottle
Goop and Flower Cupcakes!
Plants Kids Love to Touch
Dandelion Activities For Kids
8 Creative Ways to Get Kids Involved with Gardening
10 Brilliant Gardening Hacks
Sun Prints
Make This DIY Vertical Grow Tower
K-12 Lesson plans on everything gardening!
Leaf Threading
Naturally Dyed Dandelion Play Dough Recipe
Spring Color Sorting Activity
Flower Patterning
Composting with Toddlers | Filling our Bin
Worm Composting for Kids
Dissecting a flower
Chlorophyll Paintings: Incorporating Art in Science
Are Seeds the Same? Science Investigation
Gardening with Ladybugs
Four Flower Moon Activities for Kids
Grow Your Socks
Hands-On Butterfly Identification Activities for Kids
Practicing Gratitude with a Dandelion Wand
Gardening with Kids
DIY Clay Flower Vase Necklace
Creating a Wormery with Kids
The Art of Pounding Flowers
Growing Ground Cherry
Raising Butterflies with Kids
How to Make Exploding Spring Eggs
Gardening Activities for Kids
Spring STEM Activities
How to Grow a Veggie Patch With the Kids This Spring
Garden Projects and Crafts
7 Tips for Pre-School Edible Gardens
Easy Plants for Kids to Grow
Spring Garden Activities
Nature Study: Exploring Ponds with Kids
Sensory Play with Dandelions
Gardening Resources for Early Childhood Educators
How to Make a Sunflower Bird Feeder
Nature Art Collage and Color Hunt
Leaf DIY Biodegradable confetti
Seed Art Ideas for Kids!
Parts of a Flower Sensory Bottles
Garden and Flower Shop Dramatic Play
Gardening Books for Kids
Gardening Without Soil Using Hydroponics
Spring sensory play tub with carrots
Nature Sensory Bag Suncatcher
Nature shapes outdoor math activities

May Day

9 Magical Ways to Celebrate May Day with Kids
Ways to Celebrate May Day!
May Day Customs
Children's May Day Party
Maypole DIY
FUN & EASY May Day Baskets to Celebrate May Day
A Forgotten Tradition: May Basket Day
Celebrate May Day: 10 DIY May Baskets
10 Fun May Day Crafts for Kids
May Day Activities and Crafts for Kids
How to Make Flower Crowns
How to Make Ribbon Wands

Rain & Mud & Messy Play

10 Outdoor Rainy Day Activities for Kids!
5 Spring Weather Activities
Books About Rain and Rainbows
50 ways to play in the rain!
Play in a Puddle on a Rainy Day
Rain Activities for Preschoolers
Rainy Day Activities
Rainstick Sensory Bottles
20 Ways to Play in the Rain
puddle play—5 rainy day outdoor ideas
20 Rainy Day Activities for Preschoolers
How To Design A Backyard Dinosaur Garden & Mud Kitchen
Designing an Outdoor Mud Pie Kitchen and Restaurant
Mud Kitchen Play Ideas for Kids
Mud Play Activities Sensory Science Art for Kids
The Benefits of Mud Kitchen
Embracing Messy Play
Fairy Mud for outdoor and sensory play
Mud Paint Recipe for Play
20 glorious ways to play with mud!
FIZZY Mud Recipe
14 Fun Activities for Dirt

Weather

Water Cycle in a Bottle
Weather for Kids
Weather Apps, Games, and Websites
Weather Wiz Kids®!
Weather Activities for Preschool
Children’s Books about Thunderstorms
Rain Activities for Preschoolers
20+ books about the weather for kids
Weather Science | DIY Thermometer for Kids
Must-Try Weather Activities for Kids
Weather Activities for Preschoolers
How to Make a Weather Vane
Children’s Books about the Water Cycle
How to Make Lightning
Thunder and Lightning Experiments
19 Books All About Lightning and Thunderstorms for Kids
10 Awesome Electricity Science Experiments for Kids
9 Awesome Science Tricks Using Static Electricity!
What Causes Thunder and Lightning?
Seasons and Weather Sensory Bottles
Weather Themed Yoga
Build a Rain Gauge Steam Activity for Preschoolers
Toddlers Eye Dropper Dot Counting
Make a tornado in a bottle

Arbor Day & Earth Day

Celebrate Trees
Arbor Day Activities & Crafts for Kids
Tree lesson plan and tree mini book printable
Outdoor Tree Bark Rubbings
Tree ID Scavenger Hunt
Books, Activities about Trees for Kids
Arbor Day in the classroom
How to Plant a Seedling
13 Plastic Bottle Vertical Garden Ideas | Soda Bottle Garden
Earth Day Articles
How to Teach Your Kids About Earth Day & Save The Planet While You’re At It
10 Ways You Can Help Protect the Environment on Earth Day
Earth Day Project for Kids: DIY Wildflower Seed Bombs
Earth Day Scavenger Hunt printable activity
Teaching Kids about Water Conservation & the Water Cycle
9 Ways Kids Can Protect the Planet, on Earth Day and Every Day
Celebrate Earth Day: 8 Easy Ways to Teach Your Child to Go Green
Top 10 Earth Day Books for Children
7 Important Earth Day Facts
50 Earth Day Activities
Easy to Learn Earth Day Songs that Kids Will Love
Earth Day Crafts
Earth Day Language Activity
Educational activities to involve children in the protection of the environment
25 Great Children’s Books for Earth Day
Going Green: Books & Websites to Inspire Kids
10 green ideas for Earth Day
How we Used Story Stones on Earth Day
Learning With Nature: Where Does Our Trash Go?
Top 5 Recycled Craft Ideas!
6 Ways to Use an Earth Day Printable
9 fun ways to celebrate Earth Day with kids
WWF's Wild Classroom Teaching Resources
10 Books about Recycling
Carbon Footprint Activity for Kids
16 Ways to Recycle Plastic Bottles for Play!
Recycling Science Projects For Kids
40+ Earth Day Ideas and Earth Day Activities for Kids
Earth Day Activities and STEM Ideas for Kids
Upcycling Guidebook
Build a vertical garden from recycled soda bottles
Clean Up Your Neighborhood/Practice stewardship
10 Awesome Earth Day Books for Preschoolers
Activities for Kids to Teach About Endangered Species
5 of the BEST Earth Day Books for Preschoolers
Earth Day Science Activities for Kids
Earth Day Activities for Any Grade!
6 Diverse Picture Books for Earth Day
15 Meaningful Earth Day Activities for Kids
25 Recycling Activities for Kids
Greener Living
Environmental Books for Kids – To Teach and Inspire

Pollution

Montessori Inspired Pollution Work for Preschool
How to Talk to Your Kids about Plastic Pollution
22 Facts About Plastic Pollution (And 10 Things We Can Do About It)
Filtering Experiment
Homemade Water Filter Experiment
How to Make a Pollution Catcher | Science Projects
Fun Ways to Teach Kids about Pollution
Sea Pollution
5 Powerful Clean Air Children’s Books
Water Pollution Experiments for Kids
Oil Spill Experiment
Plastic Pollution Coalition
A Hands On Activity to Teach Ocean Pollution
Water Pollution for Kids: Fun Science Activities
7 Ways To Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution Today
15+ Pollution Activities for Kids

Water Play

The Learning Benefits of Water Play with Preschoolers
Water Play Kids Activities
Water, Water, Water Activities for Toddlers
8 Best DIY Water-Play Ideas
9 All-Wet Water Play Ideas for Hot Days
Water Play Activities for Kids
Six Awesome Ways To Do Water Play with Kids This Summer
16 Indoor Water Play Ideas for Kids
STEM for Kids Building a Water Slide
Nature Soup – Nature and Water Play for Toddlers
Pebble and Water Sensory Tub for Babies
DIY Water Wall
Outdoor Sensory Play: Exploring Herbs
Outdoor Water Activities to Cool off this Summer
21 Amazing Water Table Ideas for Summer
10 Water Table Tips for Preschool Fun
Pool Noodle Water Wall
Pom Pom Ice-Cubes for Sensory Play
Fun and Safe Water Play Ideas for Toddlers
Water Play Activities to do in Your Sensory Bin
Sink and Float Water Play with Natural Materials
Pom Pom Water Play
Pouring Station Activity for Toddlers
How to Make a Twig Boat
Dinosaur Swamp Sensory Play
Small Worlds in the Water Table

Summer Solstice

10 Ways to Celebrate the Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice Celebration Ideas
Summer Solstice Learning Activities, Songs, and Books for Kids
Summer solstice activities for children
How to Celebrate the Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice Crafts
Super-Sunny Summer Solstice Crafts
Summer Solstice Celebrations
9 Special Ways to Celebrate Summer Solstice with Kids
Tracking the Summer Solstice

Summer

50 Brilliant Books for Summer
Insect Handcraft for Kids
Best Children's Books about Summer
20+ Summer STEM Activities for Kids
Sun Print Paper Nature Art
Human Sundial Shadows
100+ Outdoor Summer Activities for Kids
DIY Wildflower Identification Board
Real Flower Suncatcher Craft Ideas
Nature Badge
Summer Messy Play Ideas
How to make your kiddie pool awesome with sensory play
20 Super Fun Summer Activities for Kids
Yummy Fun with Pizza Box Solar Oven Smores!
Yummy Fun with Pizza Box Solar Oven Smores!
28 Activities You Must Add to Your Kids' Summer Bucket List
A Beautiful Nature Frame
17 Picture Books to Celebrate Summer
Icy Flower Sensory Play
How to Make a Flower Hiking Stick
20 STEM Activities For Kids This Summer
10 Sidewalk Chalk Ideas
How to Make Nature Mandalas with Kids
21 Amazing Water Table Ideas for Summer
25+ Nature-Inspired Summer Activities for Kids
The Best Outdoor Water Activities to Keep Your Kids Cool This Summer
25 Awesome Summer Science Experiments and Activities
10 Simple and Fun Summer Activities for Kids
10 Awesome Summer Sensory Play Activities for Kids
How to Build a Worm Farm
Nature Cutting Tray
Bubble Painting with Bubble Blowers

Fall

Crunchy Leaves Craft
Leaf Sweep Fine Motor Activity
How to Make an Autumn Leaf Lantern
9 Pumpkin Science Activities for Kids
A Simple Leaf Activity to Try Today!
Fall Science Activities & STEM
Nature Craft: DIY Moth Wings Tutorial
5 Must-Do Fall Activities
50+ Beautiful Fall Nature-Inspired Books for Kids
Giant Cut and Reveal- Scissor Skills Practice for Fall
10 Must-Do Outdoor Fall Activities for Kids
Fall Scavenger Hunt
A Simple Fall Leaf Crown Activity
15 Books About Fall For Kids
Fall Sensory Learning
Fall Nature Anatomy and Life Cycle Activities for Kids
5 Fantastic Fall Books and Activities for Kids
How to Preserve Fall Leaves with Beeswax
28 No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating for Kids
5 Fall Outdoor Learning Activities
Preschool Pumpkin Books & Activities
DIY Leaf Animals
Dehydrated Apple Art
Stick and Stone Skeleton Sensory Boards
How To Make Indian Corn Necklaces
Salt Dough Leaf Bowls
Fall Leaf Sensory Writing Tray
DIY Acorn Necklace
Let’s Go Fishing for Leaves!
Fall Gardening Activities
DIY Spider Stone Puzzle
A Simple Mummy Rock Nature Craft for Halloween
30 Awesome Leaf Craft Ideas for Kids of All Ages
Autumn Sensory Bottles
Organizing a Fall Pumpkin Hunt!
Fun Fine Motor Leaf Cutting Activity for Fall
100+ Fall Outdoor Activities for Kids
40+ Fun & Easy Fall Pumpkin Activities for Kids
11 Ways to Play with Fall Leaves
50+ Fall Leaf Themed Activities, Books, Crafts & Snacks
Fun Activities for Preschool Pumpkin Theme
Outdoor Activity: Leaf Scramble
Fun Crafts Made With Autumn Leaves
Free Fall Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
The Science behind Fall Leaves Changing Colors
6 Fun Fall Activities

Outdoor Mindfulness

Infusing Yoga into Nature Play
5 Outdoor Mindfulness Activities for Preschoolers
DIY Zen Gardens for Kids
15 Mindfulness Exercises
Kindness, Gratitude, and Mindfulness in Nature
Why Nature Drawing and Nature Painting For Kids Are Powerful Relaxation Tools
Nature Yoga Cards for Calming Active Kids
The Silence Game In Nature
Sit Spotting: Nature Meditation with Kids
Nature-Based Mindfulness for More Calm & Peaceful Kids
Mindfulness Activities for Kids
DIY leaf pinwheels
5 Outdoor Mindfulness Activities for Preschoolers
Garden Yoga
Walking Meditation
Emotional Intelligence Activity for Kids: Pooh Sticks

Literacy & Book Lists

Books that Inspire Nature Observations
40+ More Beautiful Nature Books for Kids
25 Books That Teach Kids To Care About The Environment
Best Educational Nature Books for Kids
Eight Great Books About Botany To Support Nature-Based Learning
50 Best Children’s Books About Nature
Beautiful Children’s Picture Books About Nature
Picture Books to Inspire Nature Lovers
Picture Books About Habitats and Ecosystems
What to Read: Children’s Books About Seasons
34 Nature Books for Kids
24 Wonderful Picture Books for Nature Study

Outdoor Classrooms

Developing and Implementing an Outdoor Classroom
5 Important elements to include in your natural outdoor play space
Encourage Budding Scientists with Lessons from Mother Nature
The Outdoor Environment: Designing For Learning
Top Ten Reasons to have an Outdoor Classroom in Every Schoolyard
Simple Natural Playground Ideas for Your Preschool
14 Easy Ways to Make Your Backyard/Playground More Fun
Keys to Keeping Your Outdoor Classroom Growing
Low Cost Outdoor Classroom Alternative Tips
Living Schoolyard Activity Guide
Sustainable Nature Play 
DIY Barefoot Sensory Path
Outdoor Play Environments
School Garden Resources

​Seasonal Nature Passports

Encouraging your families to spend time together outside connecting to nature by using our Seasonal  Nature Passports.   This is a fun way to encourage families to new adventures and exploring and to be in wonder of the world around them…together!

DIRECTIONS:
  • Email or Print Booklet and stamps and distribute to families.  
  • Stamps offer a variety of activities so ALL families will be able to participate
  • Encourage families to fill up the passport with stamps by completing an activity
  • Once completed the family will cut and glue stamps into the book 
  • IDEA: Dedicate a social media platform or hashtag so families can share their nature summer adventures.
  • IDEA: Throw of season event and share photos from families
***Remember:  To always encourage safety first  ​

Summer

Fall

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Winter

Winter Nature Passport
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Winter Passport Stamps
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