Take learning outside with these outdoor learning activities for kids! From nature exploration to hands-on games, these activities make education fun while connecting kids with the great outdoors.
Kids love adventures, and this is one of the easiest. Grab an empty egg carton and some markers and you’ve got a color scavenger hunt. Kids hunt for colors in nature and match them to each cup, and suddenly every leaf, rock and flower is exciting. Ages 2 and up Prep 10 minutes Where Yard, … Read more
This washable sidewalk chalk paint is one of our favorite summer activities. It’s thicker than our scented sidewalk paint and puffs up a little as it dries. The best part? Spray it with vinegar when you’re done and it fizzes, which kids love and helps lift the color off the concrete. Ages 2 and up … Read more
Every year we plant a garden with the kids, and every year something pops up that we didn’t plant. One summer it was sunflowers. Everywhere. So we cut a few, put them on a tray and turned them into a hands-on lesson on the parts of a sunflower, with a little tweezer work for fine … Read more
Squirt gun painting is what summer memories are made of. Kids fill water blasters with paint and spray it onto canvas. Fair warning: every time we do this, the kids end up spraying each other. It’s washable, so just wear play clothes, or white shirts for a little tie-dye. Ages 3 and up Time 30 … Read more
Fall is the perfect season for watching nature change. Leaves turn every color, squirrels race around with nuts and seeds and pods drop everywhere. A fall nature hunt gives kids a reason to slow down and really look, and it works for toddlers all the way up to big kids. Ages 1 and up Time … Read more