Nature Activities, Arts & Crafts

Ages Up To 6

Here are some simple ways to connect with nature using natural materials.

• Ivory Snow Snow Scenes
• Super-easy Leaf Rubbings
• Bark Rubbings
• Snowflake Catchers
• Evergreen Painting
• Tree Comparisons
• Feather Painting
• Becoming Trees
• Homemade Bird Nests
• Meet a Tree
• Color Hike
• Fall Seed Dispersal
• Sniffer Cups
• Winter Weed Bouquets
• Counting Sounds
• The Three P's of Animal Tracks

Homemade Bird Feeders

Here are easy-to-follow instructions for making simple bird feeders out of unusual materials.

• Pine Cone Feeder
• Suet feeder
• Citrus Feeder
• Milk Carton Feeder
• Bagel Feeder
• Bird-Feeding Tips
• Cranberry-Popcorn Feeder

Ages 6 & Up

Have fun with nature, indoors and out.

• Animal track Stamps
• Scavenger Hunt
• What's Your Local nature I.Q.?
• Wingbeats
• Nest Bags
• Parts of a seed

Using Recycled Materials

• Barnacles, Anemones, Sea Jellies
• Popsicle-stick Frames
• Eco Wrapping Paper
• Magazine-bead Jewelry