nature activity guide - kidsandcompany.com€¦ · nature activity guide kidco at home - p l a y...

Nature Activity Guide

Kidco at Home - PLAY & LEARN

Invite your child to playin a sensory bin with

dry black beans that willrepresent dirt. Addplastic vegatebles,

shovels, garden pots andflowers to create a clean

gardening experiencefor your child to play

and learn.

G A R D E N S E N S O R Y


Mac tac is a wonderfulmaterial to work withand allows the sun toshine through. Have

your child 'stick' itemsonto the paper to create

a nature piece of art. Once they are done,

place a matching pieceof mac tac on top to

'seal' the art. Hang froma window on it's own or

add sticks to use as aframe.

S P R I N GS U N C A T C H E R


Explore the power ofthe sun and preserve

your child's nature hikeitems. Encourage your

child to find specialitems with a variety of

shapes. Lay out thepieces on top of a pieceof construction paper

and leave in the sun fora few hours. Return to

the picture after the sunhas worked its magicand remove items toexplore what the sun

has left behind.

S U N P I C T U R E S


Collect a variety ofitems from your

backyard or on a naturewalk to create a funsensory experience.

Your child can rip, snipor pull apart the items

while they explore. Addcups and spoons foryour child to fill and

dump containers full ofnature.

L E A F E X P L O R A T I O N


Provide your child with

a variety of paintingoptions by creating paintbrushes with items found

outside. Collect a fewsticks to create the

handle and grass, flowersor leaves to attach withan elastic to create the

bristles. Your child willenjoy painting with these

fun 'nature inspired'

brushes.

N A T U R E P A I N TB R U S H E S


Create this fun mud pieinvitation by placing dirt

in a containerand supplying a wateringcan, container of waterand some cups, spoons

and scoops for your childto play! Add muffin tins

and cupcake liners tomake this invitationinteresting. Pots and

pans work well too. Letyour child get messy

with nature!

M U D I N V I T A T I O N


Your little ones can usethese nature ice blocks

as a sensory experience. Freeze flowers or nature

items in ice cube traysor containers for yourchild to explore. Your

child can build and playwith this chilly sensory

activity and retrieveflower petals as they

play.

F L O W E R I C E


Head outside to collect a

few nature items to createa stamping invitation.

Provide your child with afew coloured stamp padsor some paint and a paintbrush to capture prints of

your child's treasures.

N A T U R E S T A M P I N G


Place some playdough on atray with a rolling pin and afew playdough toys and take

it outside. Gather someitems from around the

yard…leaves, pine cones,sturdy flowers, etc.

Encourage your child topress them into theplaydough, leaving

impressions of the items.

P L A Y D O U G H P R I N T S


nature activity guide - kidsandcompany.com€¦ · nature activity guide kidco at home - p l a y...

Documents