These little notebooks bound with a twig and some twine and decorated with pressed flowers look just like they would belong to a fairy!
Read MoreBranch weaving is a really lovely nature craft that can be adapted for children (and adults!) of various ages. You can use left over bits of yarn, ribbon, twine and even found nature items such as grasses and feathers to weave onto your branch loom.
Read MoreMaking string art is a really fun activity to do with children, especially if they like hammering things! They also make really lovely Valentine’s gifts.
Read MoreBuilding a mossarium, is really fun - it’s like creating your own mini world! It’s also great for exploring different mosses as well as learning about the water cycle.
Read MoreThis colour changing flowers experiment is a great way to see how water travels in plants and it’s really fun to see the flowers change colour!
Read MoreA really easy and fun activity making your own charcoal for drawing.
Read MoreWhittling stick characters is a great beginner activity for young children who haven’t whittled before.
Read MoreA variety of plant parts can be used to produce inks and dyes – everything from roots and nuts to flowers and berries and even food waste. Alder cones produce a lovely warm caramel colour which is great to use as ink.
Read MoreThis nature noughts and crosses game is perfect for playing outdoors and is really simple to make. You can also draw a picture version on the other side of your noughts and crosses!
Read MoreThis is a really fun art activity to do with bug-loving children, done by blowing the paint around through a straw!
Read MoreMaking your own musical instrument is a fun project for kids of all ages and this bottle xylophone is really simple to make. You can also use your bottle xylophone to experiment with sound and how it changes depending on how much water you add to the bottles.
Read MoreMake colourful art using the abundance of leaves around at this time of year! This activity is a twist on the popular leaf rubbing activity with crayons that is great for little ones to do, particularly in autumn when it is so much fun to collect the colourful fallen leaves.
Read MoreThis paper aeroplane catapult is amazing! Not only does it make paper aeroplanes fly really far and really fast, but it also still works on paper aeroplanes that have their noses all squashed and bent - game changer!
Read MoreThese beautiful little pinch pots are so easy to make and are great to store your treasures in!
Read MoreThis suncatcher activity made with pressed flowers and leaves can be done in all seasons but spring or summer, when the flowers are most colourful, are probably best. The suncatchers look beautiful with the light shining through the flower petals!
Read MoreCreating hammered leaf and flower art is a really fun activity to do for both children and adults. By pounding the leaves and flowers you release their pigments which transfer to your paper to make beautiful botanical prints.
Read MoreIn this activity, children can create a projector of their favourite constellation and then cast its stars onto walls. They can even choose to design their own constellation!
Read MoreMaking a nature weaving heart is a really simple activity to do and it's a lovely way of displaying some of the flowers and foliage that's in season at the moment.
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