Outdoor

Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Why not make the Halloween festivities last a little longer and have some fun doing this scavenger hunt.

Leaf Friends

Great activity which I used to talk about families. We collected the leaves, talked about the shapes and colours and then we mounted them and made them into family members. Perfect for improving fine motor skills, not just the drawing but in the sticking. The children learnt how to be gentle with their leaves and how to control their hand movements. Too much pressure and the leaf rips. Have fun!
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Giant Bubbles

Another activity for enjoying the wonderful weather and another which is for all ages. Due to lock down, I used washing up liquid, but if you're lucky enough to have some bubble mixture use that. Have fun!

Rainbow Bubble Snakes

Such beautiful weather, I thought I'd re-share this post. Lovely activity to enjoy in the sunshine, so I hope you have lots of fun.

Outdoor Rainy Day Fun

Weather is a little unpredictable at the moment, so why not make the best of it. Remember there's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes. Enjoy the outdoors!

Colour Detectives

Wonderful for inspiring awe and wonder for the natural world. Encourages talk, questions and new vocabulary.

CD Suncatcher

The sun is shining so why not have a go at making a suncatcher. Very simple, but adds lots of twinkle as the sun shines and it dances in the breeze.

Summer Suncatchers

We enjoyed making these and they look so pretty hanging in the windows - sunlight beaming through. Use whatever you have in the garden or maybe go on a 'treasure' hunt. Great for strengthening those little hands, to be creative and to develop focus. Enjoy!

Fun Things to do in the Rain

No matter what the weather, go outside and have some some. Lots of good ideas for enjoying the rain. Always right clothes, never wrong weather. Have fun!

Summer Ideas

Lots of great ideas to keep the little ones entertained. Enjoy the holidays!

Outdoor Story Lines

This works brilliantly indoors or out, but especially out. Not only great for adult storytelling, but great for children to have a go too. They don't necessarily need to read the words, but they can retell the story using the pictures in their own way. Great for building confidence. I photocopied and laminated the pages to hang 📚🌳 🌳📚

Journey Sticks

A great activity for developing geographical understanding. It encourages children of all ages to think about their journey, what they collected, where and why they like it. This can be extended to creating maps, linear maps to start, more detailed for older children . They can even draw their stick describing where and what it is.

Treasure Gathering

My children always love it when I say we're going in a treasure hunt. Treasure is a personal thing, as is curiosity so we always end up with lots of different things to talk about. When they have their treasure they add it to their frames. Lots of opportunity for questions, new vocabulary and understanding of the world.
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Pattern Making

Lovely idea for outdoors or bringing the learning indoors. Pattern making, using what's around you; dandelions, daisies, stones, leaves, petals, be creative. Great maths opportunity!

What can you see...?

So much natural beauty to explore outside, but especially at the moment. We made these 'magnifying glasses' and then went outdoors. The children drew what they found, wrote labels, learnt new vocabulary and enjoyed learning about their discoveries. A lovely way to learn! 🌸🌺🌼

Spring Scavenger Hunt

Something for the holidays or something for school, an activity to get out and about exploring. Lots of opportunity for discussion, improving vocabulary and just having fun. Enjoy!

Ourdoor 2D Shapes

Embrace the day, take the learning outside and enjoy the day. Today's activity is 2D shapes; what are the names, how many sides and corners? Are the sides straight or curved? Do they have a line of symmetry? Always compare 2D with 3D shapes, why are they 2D/3D? Have fun!

Size Ordering

Very simple set up and it proved to be very engaging... yet again. I have used this board previously for another size ordering activity. We collected our leaves, talked about the colours, the sizes, types of leaves and the trees they have fallen from. Lots of learning which could be extended by actually measuring the leaves. Give it a go! 🌿🍂🍁🍃

Weaving Eggs

A wonderful fine motor activity, using beautiful things from the outdoor environment.

Nature Eggs

This costs next to nothing and is a wonderful way to be creative with outdoor treasure.

Nature Hunt Scavenger Box

Perfect day for a family walk and Scavenger Hunt. We love these little boxes that we made; lovely for the children to hold and use for collecting and wonderful that I don't find things in the washing machine that I've missed from pockets 😭🤦‍♀️

DIY Bird Feeder

A lovely little make for the garden and an opportunity to talk about birds, what they eat and where they live. If you're out and about take the opportunity to listen and look for the many different types. Children love to watch the birds coming and going at the feeder they've made. Therefore the activity encourages talk and ongoing learning.

Outdoor Simon Says..

A great way to get your little ones to do some discreet exercise. Lots of fun for everyone!

Butterfly Feeder

Butterflies are essential for helping to pollinate many flowers and plants and let’s face it, there is just nothing as lovely as seeing several butterflies in the garden. Adding a butterfly feeder to your garden is going to help you to attract these creatures and they will do the rest. Lovely for children to make and a wonderful opportunity to talk about butterflies, what they eat, their work in the garden and how they grow. You could then read the Hungry Caterpillar ☀️ 🐛🦋🍓🍊

Plant a Sunflower

Summer sunshine will be here before we know it and nothing shouts summer more than beautiful sunflowers. These are perfect for little ones to plant, to monitor the growth and observe the changes that occur. Who will grow the highest? Can they predict how tall their sunflower might get? Talk through the science, what does a plant need to flourish etc? 🌻