Here is a list of some ideas for nature fun for kids! In this list, you’ll find some great activities for preschoolers at home or at school. So, put on your hiking boots, and let’s get outside!
Welcome to Share It Saturday! I’m featuring nature fun for kids from last week’s linky party. I hope you enjoy the nature inspired crafts and learning activities as much as I did. If you’re a blogger, please be sure to link up some of your recent posts below. If you’re not, I’d love for you to check out the great ideas that are shared each week.
Nature Fun from Last Week
Invitation to Explore: Pumpkins and Foil {Twodaloo}
Stamping with Acorn Caps {My Nearest and Dearest}
Leaf People Fall Craft {Fantastic Fun and Learning}
Enchanted Childhood Preschool ~ Fall Fun! {Like Mama ~ Like Daughter}
Twigs Fun and Learning {Toddlers Through Preschool}
Painting with Mini Pumpkins {Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds}
Preserve Fall Leaves {Crafty Journal}
Working with Beeswax {Crafting Connections}
Learning Through the Use of Things Local to You {Enchanted Homeschooling Mom}
Fall Explorations with Natural Materials {Ms. Barbara’s Blog: For the Children}
Sunflower Suncatcher Craft for Kids {Fantastic Fun and Learning}
Fall Nature Sensory Bin {There’s Just One Mommy}
Nature Fun from Fun-A-Day!
Preschool Mud Day
Fun with Pet Rocks
Painting with Nature
Natural Sensory Bin: Pine Cones and Tree Branches
Frankenstein Monster Pumpkin: Halloween Fine Motor Play
Spicy Apple Art for Kids {with a Literacy Twist}
Shells in Toddler Safe Play Sand
Painting with Coconuts: Process Art for Preschoolers
A Muddy Day Outside
Teaching Shapes and Colors with Rainbow Rocks
Preschool Apple Tasting and Class Book
Nature Book Making
Summer Games for Kids: Bowling with Coconuts
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Preschool Gardening and Outdoor Tools
One of the most important things we can allow young children to explore, in my opinion, is the great outdoors. Whether that means letting the children explore the woods by the preschool, the mulch around the playground, the field of grass outside, or the school garden, the children will get so much out of exploring natural things.
With that in mind, I’ve created a list of some great items to keep on hand for your class of little outdoors people. Some of them are on the pricier side, but they can be used for years to come! Check out the list below.
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- Kids gardening gloves
- Child-friendly gardening tools
- Children’s wheelbarrow
- A set of kids’ aprons
- Kid-friendly shovels
- Plastic pails
- Watering cans
- Construction vehicles set
- Kid’s ride-on excavator
Done-for-You Preschool Resources
Planning meaningful lessons for students week after week while balancing other teaching responsibilities and a personal life can be a daunting task. That’s where Preschool Teacher 101 comes in to save you time!
Preschool Teacher 101 has created some amazing lesson plans, activity packs, and other resources made especially for preschool teachers. Click on the image below to learn more about our “Play Outside” song pack from our original song series!
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What a great collection! Thanks for including our leaf people and sunflower crafts.
Thanks, Shaunna! I just love the leaf people and the sunflower — I think the sunflower sun catcher is my favorite, though, because sunflowers are my favorite flowers. 🙂 Thanks for linking up!
Yay! Thanks for featuring our pumpkins and foil! And for hosting 😉
Loved that invitation to explore, Stephanie! Thanks for sharing each week!
Thanks so much for featuring our Fall Fun. This week I linked up more fall fun ad the “grad opening” of our little “Nature-based, Montessori-inspired Enchanted Childhood Preschool”!
You’re welcome, Hannah! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you’ve shared this week. 🙂
Thank you for featuring my post and for hosting 🙂
You’re welcome, Jill! Thanks so much for linking up your great posts!