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Nature Activities & Nature Experiments

Take a deep breath of fresh air with these nature activities. Kids will love exploring their natural world and the learning will come, well, naturally, when you prompt them to observe and interact with nature using these teacher created activities. Nature has always inspired the world's academic greats from scientists to poets. Show your young learner how to experience the same inspiration today.

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Nature Activities

Make a spring collage with your preschooler to get her outside and those creative juices flowing!

Autumn Sketchbook

This will encourage your child to utilize her observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Craft Pinecone People

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.

Backyard Archeology

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Go On a Paint Chip Picture Walk

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! He'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Make Garden Pinwheels

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

Insectivorous Terrarium

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

Unique Place Cards

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

DIY Garden Markers

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

Family Tree Craft

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

Mother's Day Carnations

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Chart the Phases of the Moon with Marshmallows

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Paint a Fall Leaf Tablecloth

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.

Hatch Your Own Praying Mantises

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Play Whistle Hide-and-Seek

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.

How Long is Your Shadow on the Shortest Day?

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Walnut Shell Dye

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.

Explore Christmas Tree Science

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Grow Bean Sprouts Without Soil

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

Drinking Gourd Window Cut-Out

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

Spring Party Ideas

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!

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

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