Exploring Nature With Children

Enjoy exploring nature with children with these simple hands on nature activities which encourage outdoor play whilst actually developing kids scientific knowledge and practical scientific skills.

These fun nature activities for kids can be used as part of a nature curriculum but don't worry if you don't have a scientific background. They don't require any preparation or fancy equipment and are all about enjoying your local environment throughout the year.

Each nature project will help you and your children ask simple questions and perform simple tests to help you identify and classify plants, insects and other animals and understand seasonal changes in nature's calendar.

You will find lots of cool plant life cycle activities for kids including plant science experiments and seasonal nature crafts plus weather and light experiments and activities to observe and journal insect life cycles and micro habitats.