Nature Activities & Nature Experiments

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

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

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

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

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce him to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Help your child plant a âtea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Let your adventurous kindergartener go bug hunting in the great outdoors with her very own bug net!

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your kid with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Did you know that August is American Artist Month? Your child can explore the art of photography by using a digital camera to capture the landscape around her.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Let your fabulous crafter use her favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to whip up a delicious perfume that she can proudly present to a friend or loved one.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!