Nature Activities for Kids

Start a nature journal with kids using a notebook, a pencil, and one small discovery outside. Try five fall ideas with leaves, nature sketches, sound maps, weather records, and a tree to revisit.

Turn a short fall walk into a nature scavenger hunt with 12 easy ideas and a ready-to-copy search list. Find simple ways to adapt the hunt for toddlers, preschoolers, and older kids.

Turn a handful of acorns into 15 acorn activities for kids with nature crafts, and simple experiments. Find low-prep fall ideas, practical safety tips, and ways to adapt the play.

Looking for easy ways to use all those colorful fall leaves? These 20 leaf activities for kids include simple crafts, outdoor games, sensory play, nature activities and low-prep ideas for toddlers and school-age children.

A fall bucket list for kids gives you something useful when Saturday arrives and nobody knows what to do. Some ideas take ten minutes. Others make a full family day. There are leaves, puddles, pumpkin patches, warm drinks, little traditions and plenty of reasons to head outside. Pick the ideas that fit your weather, your…

These easy nature activities for kids turn an ordinary backyard, walk, or park visit into something worth exploring. Most need very little preparation and use things you already have.

Looking for simple ways to get outside this fall? These 25 fall outdoor activities for kids use leaves, rain, mud, wind, and whatever you can find nearby.