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Try making these pretty pinch pots with flowers and leaves!

in Create· Spring· Summer

How to Make Nature Pinch Pots with Kids

This is a simple and beautiful nature craft to make for someone special in your life. This pinch pot makes an adorable gift or fun decoration for around your house. They can be used as a pretty jewelry or coin dish! The process is really fun and kids of all ages can give it a try. We’ve been feeling pretty…
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Here are 0ver 20 outdoor printable activities you can try in your own backyard or during your next nature walk around the neighborhood. These no-prep scavenger hunts and checklists are perfect last minute activities and require no extra work or effort on your end. Just print and head outdoors with your kids! 

in Gratitude· Learn· Literacy· Math· Nature Walk· Science· Year Round

20+ Outdoor Nature Walk Checklist and Scavenger Hunt Printables

Here are 0ver 20 outdoor printable activities you can try in your own backyard or during your next nature walk around the neighborhood. These no-prep scavenger hunts and checklists are perfect last minute activities and require no extra work or effort on your end. Just print and head outdoors with your kids!  I don’t know about you, but lately I’m…
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Here is a great stone activity for kids! This is the perfect spring game for kids and makes a great extension activity for The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Kids will enjoy searching for the correct stones while learning new nature vocabulary words, strengthening fine motor skills, and comparing different stone sizes and shapes.    

in Create· Fine Motor Skills· Science· Spring

DIY Caterpillar Stone Puzzle

Here is a great stone activity for kids! This is the perfect spring game for kids and makes a great extension activity for The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Kids will enjoy searching for the correct stones while learning new nature vocabulary words, strengthening fine motor skills, and comparing different stone sizes and shapes.     This is a fun activity to try…
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Try making these simple and beautiful pressed flower Easter eggs this spring! Your children will be delighted to search for them on Easter morning and they will make a beautiful decoration for the rest of the week. You only need a few supplies and they are so easy to make!

in Create· Easter· Spring

A Simple and Beautiful Way to Decorate Easter Eggs

Try making these simple and beautiful pressed flower Easter eggs this spring! Your children will be delighted to search for them on Easter morning and they will make a beautiful decoration for the rest of the week. You only need a few supplies and they are so easy to make! *Updated on 3/8/20 to show the pressed flowers on white…
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Try this fun fine motor activity this spring! Just grab a fistful of dandelions and start threading them on your DIY board. This is the perfect activity for reusing extra pieces of cardboard that you have laying around the house. Spring is the perfect time for nature activities! Get outside and give this one a try with your kids. 
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Looking for a unique sensory bin that will cool off your children and keep them entertained for a REALLY long time?! Then you are in the right place! Just freeze wildflowers in extra large sphere ice molds and your morning is set

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