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We used construction paper and glue for this activity. We found things from outside to glue on our paper. My girls had fun making their own collages. We used leaves, clovers, flowers, grass, and sticks.

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This activity requires a plastic cup (you cut the bottom off), one rubber band, clear plastic rap, and water. Students will go on a walk or just go to the backyard and collect objects that they are interested in looking at a closer view. All they have to do it put a drop of water on the plastic wrap and look into it. The students can keep a journal and draw what they see! This is a great STEM activity and leads to curiosity.

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Stick Maze
(Or, as I would like to call it, "Deconstructed Brush Pile")
For this activity, all you need is a pile of sticks and an open patch of ground. Then, using the sticks, make a maze on the ground. Rather than giving mine an exit, I made the center of the maze the destination, which I marked with a pile of flowers. The maze could be made however big and complex you would like, and building the maze (and then walking it) helps to build problem-solving and reasoning skills. This activity was very fun and was something I would have loved when I was a child!

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For this activity you need some sticks, leaves, and anything from the ground! (flowers, helicopters, etc) Find a good stick and collect leaves and flowers and tape or glue them on to create a fan! These will come in handy on those hot summer days! My leaves are brown and wet because it has been raining all day! But it still works!

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I wasn't sure how to add a second picture to my original post. This picture just shows how I used different rocks to paint with.

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Nature Tree
For this activity, you will need a piece of paper or card stock, brown markers or paint, and a bunch of items from nature.  First have the kids paint a brown tree trunk on card stock (card stock holds the items up better than regular paper). Then go on a walk around the school and have the kids pick up items they find that they think will look cool on their tree. When you get back, have them glue their items to the tree.

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Nature Painting

For this activity, you will need paint, paper, and some items from nature! I used rocks, but depending on your outdoor location, you may want to use other items such as sticks, leaves, flower stems, etc. Have students gather their nature items and then use them as paintbrushes to paint what they see outside. It could be something specific, such as a bird they saw, or it could be something a little broader. I chose to paint the weather. This is a great activity to encourage creativity and help develop fine motor skills, as they will be learning how to manipulate their different items as they paint with them.

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Nature Color
For this activity you will need color pencils, and a blank white piece of paper. Student will do outside and find 5-10 items, they can be flowers, rocks, weed, ect. the more color the better. They will then find a nice flat area and where they can spread their items out. They will then use the color pencils to draw their items, they will need to match the colors of the items as closely as they can. This is a really fun activity to try with younger kids. Helping work on colors and
gaining control of a writing utensil.

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For this activiy all you need is paint and something to paint on. I chose to use paper but you could have kids paint canvases, a stump, a large rock, anything with a smooth and large enough surface. Take studnents on a walk and as have them pick up rocks, sticks, leaves, flower stems, etc. For this activity I only used rocks but you could modify or change it to whatever would work best for your outdoor location. Then have students use these materials as their paint brushes to paint something they saw on their walk, maybe what the weahter look likes that day, give them some kind of nature related prompt. You could ask all students to paint the same thing or you could allow them to choose from different options. This is great for encouraging creativity and helping develop fine motor skills as they try to manipulate their materials as they try to paint with them. Encourage them to mix colors to their liking. I had a lot of fun with this and I'm sure kiddos would really love it!!

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For this activity all you need are pre-cut egg templates for your students, and some glue! Then, have the students go outside and take a walk or explore their surroundings to find items to decorate their egg! This is a simple activity for students that does not require any materials besides glue and paper! It is a great way to get kids outside and active, as well as explore the different aspects of nature around them.

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For this activity, we can be going for a walk or your back yard. The students collect flowers with a large stem or can even use grass. They will tie them in knots to create either a crown of necklace. This helps with fine motor skills and can be a beginning step to learning how to tie their shoes (because they are making knots). The kids love to do this because they can bring them home or see who can make the biggest one. (Sorry it was windy in the picture.)

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Leaf Painting/Stamps
This activity requires paint, leaves, and paper to complete. To begin this craft, students could bring leaves from home or you could take your class outside to find an assortment of leaves. When ready to stamp, students would paint the side of the leaf where the veins are raised and stick the leaf onto the paper. I recommend card stock. You could have students do a similar activity with flower petals as well!

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My son helped build a "Bug Hut", a house for bugs of course. He excitedly picked items from our yard and began assembling, insisting on using pinecones. I wasn't sure what we could do with pine cones but it turned out great, they helped weigh down our project on such a windy day!!! He got to use his creativity, imagination, engineering skills, and find new uses for natural objects. This was way better than building with legos. He wants to check it tomorrow and see if any bugs moved in, so I hope the wind doesn't blow it away!

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Each student will have their own nature journal and can choose to decorate it or just put the items in, but each must have a name and description next to it. Students will explore and find items to put in their journals. Once they find an item, I will tape it in and they will write their descriptions. If it is too large or dangerous to be taped in, they can draw or take a picture of the item ( like I did with the rose. ) At the bottom, they will choose their favorite discovery of the day and share it with the rest of the class.

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Color Nature Hunt
This activity requires paper, marker or crayons, and tape. Students will go on a nature walk and try to find items that match the colors on the paper and place them on the tape beside it. Each color has three spots for different nature items, and students should try their best to find different items for each spot. This is a super fun activity that gives them freedom to choose their own items and helps with their color recognition.

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Bag of All Trades
I would have my students take a brown paper sack like used for lunches and whatever is around the outdoors surrounding them. The students fill up a bag with as many random nature items as they would like and at the end we see the different variety of items and we can have a conversation about how although we went to the same place everyone caught the eye of something else.

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Nature Bingo
I would give my students different Bingo cards and we would go out and try to get at least one Bingo. I found the Bingo card on Pinterest, but any nature Bingo card would work. This allows the students to be active, and think critically, as well as use their senses to find their objects on their Bingo card.

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Rock Wind Chime
This activity you must collect rocks, two sturdy sticks, and some fishing line, twine, or sewing thread, tape and some scissors. Once you have collected all of those You'll start by tying the two sticks together, then tying some thread on the rocks. Take the tape you ensure the thread will stay on. You then will tie the rocks at different lengths on the two sticks. Once you have done so tie a piece of thread on the top so you are able to hang up your rock wind chime.

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Nature Portrait
This activity consists of students using salt free play dough (only flour, water, and oil) and going outside to create a nature portrait using anything they find outside! This is easy and lets students get creative in nature. The salt free dough makes it safe for animals as well!

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Nature Weaving
For this activity, the first thing you need to do is create a loom; I made mine using sticks and string, but you could also use popsicle sticks, cardboard, a plastic loom, an old picture frame, etc. Next, go on a nature walk and collect items from nature such as grass, flowers, reeds, etc. (it works best with items that are long and narrow). Then simply weave the items through the loom. This is a great activity for students to practice fine motor skills!

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All you need for this activity are some rocks and a marker to write
with. This is a great thing to do with children just learning simple addition.

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Nature Sensory Bag
For this activity, all you need are some pieces of nature outside, a baggie, and some form of liquid. For my sensory bag, I used flowers, grass, pieces of a fern, etc. and put the items in a baggie filled with gel. I sealed the baggie to let all of the air out. That is how you create a nature sensory bag!

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Joseline Zamora (spring scavenger hunt) 

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Joseline Zamora (spring scavenger hunt) 

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Great list of scavenger hunts on Pinterest or make up your own. After you create the list just go out to your backyard and find all the items on your list, fun and challenging if you can't find everything on the list right away some items take some time finding.

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For this activity all you need is mud, dish soap, a paint brush and food coloring! Mix the mud, water, dish soap, and food coloring together and add water to desired texture. Then get a paint brush out and be creative!

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For this activity, I would have students collect items from the playground. After that we would use the items to spell out their name. I had to tape some of my items down, because it was rather windy.

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All you need for this activity is tape! Wrap a piece of masking or scotch tape around their wrist (sticky side up), and head out for a nature walk. As you explore, have your kiddos find different items to attach to the tape to make a bracelet/necklace/crown. Different flowers, leaves, and even grass all make great additions! This is easy, and gives them the opportunity to make choices and be creative outside! ((I did this with my sister since I did not work at the daycare this week))

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All that is needed is a stick and a piece of string or yarn. While on a nature walk, you pick up different things and add them to your stick by tying them to the stick. You can ask the children to find specific items by color or shape, or just let them choose the items.

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We have a sweet bird nest in a tree in our yard we have been watching. We noticed momma, was very protective when we got near and learned how to make a cute nest of our own.

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This activity requires an egg carton or beverage package. Students collect an item for each compartment. The item has to be from nature and each has to be different from another (no double sticks, etc.)