Bird nest hunt Time: 10-15 minutes Materials: 6 faux nests or printouts of nests (can color each nest to add color to counting skills) Activity: Hide the 6 nests Easter egg style before the activity. Tell kids birds use nests to help protect their eggs from predators. Nests can be in trees, bushes, grass, or […]
Camouflage challenge Time: 10-15 minutes Materials: large second hand clothes in earth tones (optional), printouts of camouflaged animals (optional) Activity: Tell kids animals are often colored like their environment to blend in. Fish have white bellies to look like the sky from below and fawns have spots to help them blend into dead leaves and
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Leaf and bark rubbings Time: 10-15 minutes Materials: paper, old crayons Activity: Have kids explore a natural area by touch and share the different textures they find. Demonstrate how to do a rubbing on leaves or bark. Lay a piece of paper over the object and hold it still (tape can help) while rubbing the
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