Nature Trivia Game for Kids with 144 Questions
Nature Trivia for kids is a great game for sharing what they already know and learning new fascinating facts about the amazing world around us!
All About My Dad Printable Poster
Make an All About My Dad printable poster for a special father figure in your life! If you have a special granddad to congratulate, there are separate templates for an All About My Grandpa printable poster. Children say the funniest and the most sincere things when...
20 Animal Facts Conversation Starters for Kids
This set of science-themed conversation starters for kids encourages learning interesting facts about animals while inspiring a personal discussion!
Free Printable Summer Paper Dolls
Get these free printable paper dolls ready for summer with a set of light and colourful summer clothes! Having already tried winter and spring/autumn clothes, our paper dolls are heading into summer with a new set of free printable clothes. What do we wear in the...
Mermaid Paper Dolls with Printable Templates
Make mermaid paper dolls from our printable templates! It’s the perfect craft for a mermaid party – everyone can cut their own paper mermaid. When I was young, I liked playing with paper dolls and even made my own. When I started homeschooling my...
Math in Nature Scavenger Hunt for Kids
Math in Nature scavenger hunt for kids sends the players on an outdoor chase for nature treasures. While looking for items to check off their lists, the players learn interesting facts about nature, while practising basic math. In a scavenger hunt game, each player...
Free Printable Nature Journal
Learn how to start a printable nature journal with kids using a free template that offers ten creative prompts. This simple STEM activity will encourage kids to go outside, explore nature scientifically, then record their nature finds artistically! Our appreciation of...
Cloud Wheel with Cloud Identification Guide for Kids
This cloud wheel with a cloud identification guide will help children to observe weather and learn to identify ten of the most common types of clouds. Cirrus. Cumulus. Nimbostratus. I have always found the names of clouds fascinating. Why, they sound almost magical. I...
Nature Art Prompts: Birds
These six nature art prompts encourage artists of all ages to finish the ink drawings of birds with natural materials. Collaborate with nature and create gorgeous pictures! Making collaborative art is always an enriching experience. And this pack invites artists of...
Fairy Lanterns from Mason Jars
Turn mason jars into a set of fairy lanterns with frolicking silhouettes of enchanted creatures! Update! You can watch a video of me making lanterns here. The post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Two years ago, I made a set of Halloween and...
Backyard Railroad Engineering: Outdoor STEM Challenge for Kids
Like many kids, my son likes everything on wheels. Cars, construction machinery, emergency vehicles, trains. Especially trains. He also loves playing in the backyard, and for several summer now, I’ve been thinking how much fun it would be to build a railroad...
Leaf Messages and Doodles
A fun and simple way for kids to make art and practice writing with nature in the summer! Don’t these leaf messages look as if they were left by fairies? That was the idea, anyway! The leaf messages introduced my son to his kindness elves. In case you...
How to Make a Bean Teepee for Backyard Play
If you’re looking for a kids’ gardening project this summer, try building a bean teepee. This natural play tent is a fun addition to the backyard and a perfect hideout for little explorers. Last summer was our first as home owners, and we were as...
Flower Petal Candle Holders
Before autumn overtakes our garden, we decided to preserve some of our summer memories in the form of dried flower petals. From them we made flower petal candle holders. The last summer hooray! Over the last few years, we have tried growing quite a variety...
Watercolour Pencils Rain Art
On a rainy day, grab your watercolour pencils and head outside to make rain art together with kids! We have had a lot of rain this month. Not quite what we expected moving back to the prairies, but we certainly aren’t complaining. Every time the rain is over,...
Watermelon Ship: Summer Engineering Project
In the midst of the summer, there are few things that are better than a sweet succulent watermelon. And not only as a snack! Some make watermelons into a keg, and some carve it into a piece of art. We decided to make our watermelon into a ship. Well, after eating...
