Help Kids Observe and Explore Nature

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EXPLORE YOUR "HABITAT"

Make a Tree Journal
Make a Nature Notebook
Keep a Nature Journal
Keep a Wildlife Observation Checklist
Build a Fort
Identify Birds
Identify Leaves
Search for Animal Homes 
Observe Tree Buds
Photograph Nature Spots

HIT THE TRAIL

Find Nature in Your Neighborhood
Take an Alphabet Hike
Go Geocaching
Go on a Backyard Scavenger Hunt
Go on a Wildlife Observation Hike
Take a Pre-Winter Walk 

GET SCIENTIFIC

Make a Water Scope
Make a Wind Vane
Make a Daffodil Wind Sock
Explore Sand, Silt and Clay
Participate in Project Budburst
Take Part in Project PigeonWatch
Explore a Shore!
Go On A Christmas Bird Count

EXPLORE AT NIGHT

Connect the Constellation Dots
Keep a Moon Journal
Observe Bugs at Night
Observe the Moon
Take a Moon Walk

PUT OUT THE WELCOME MAT FOR WILDLIFE

Make a Bee House
Make a Toad House
Make a Wormarium
Play Spider Bingo

ENJOY COLD OR WET WEATHER ... REALLY!

Make Winter Lanterns
Observe Snowflakes
Do an Icy Experiment #1
Do an Icy Experiment #2
Do an Icy Experiment #3
Make a Polar Bear Snow Gauge
Make a Rain Shaker

 

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