Playing with, exploring and mixing up natural materials like said, soil and stone is a lot of fun for kids, and you can make it an easy science exploration without a lot of effort, as shown in this tutorial from … Read More ...
Make a Garden Xylophone from Natural Materials
Music is one learning activity that doesn’t seem to go outside very often, and that’s a shame, because natural materials can be used in a lot of different ways to make musical instruments.
This idea for a garden xylophone from … Read More ...
Learning in Nature with Kids
There are many times in the year when you just don’t want to take your kids outside, whether as a parent or a teacher. It’s too hot or cold or rainy or whatever and you’d rather not bother, right?
It’s … Read More ...
Free Printable Scavenger Hunts for Kids
An easy way to get kids active and learning outside is to go on a scavenger hunt. My daughter loves doing nature walks and observing things (here’s one we did in the fall that includes seeing, hearing and collecting items … Read More ...
Bark Owl Craft
Hopefully you can still go for a walk outside and find the items you need to make this adorable owl, created by Melissa for Fireflies and Mud Pies. To make an owl, you need to gather a piece of bark, … Read More ...
Nature Walk Turkey
Hopefully the weather is still nice enough where you are to go for a walk and collect some treasures to make one of these adorable turkeys. If you look closly at the turkey’s tail, you will see it is made … Read More ...
Starfish and Sand Dollar Shaving Cream Dig
If you are spending some time at the beach this summer, keep this project in mind. Gather together a variety of shells and other found treasures and save them to use in your own sensory bin. You can even use … Read More ...