
5 Nature Based Play Ideas for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Here are five fun nature based play ideas for young children. Get inspired to use natural resources to encourage play with your young kids. Updated
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Here are five fun nature based play ideas for young children. Get inspired to use natural resources to encourage play with your young kids. Updated
Try these fun nature art ideas for young children. Paint with mud, create a nature weaving or make petal playdough! Updated March 2025 Nature is
Try some small world play with your kids by adding lots of craft materials to a scene made from clay. This is a fun make
Create a beautiful nature-inspired fabric bunting with just stamps & fabric. Project and post by Sarah Olmsted of Imagine Childhood. Updated March 2025 At Imagine Childhood,
This gravity painting activity for kids combines science and art to show the force of gravity. Add colored tissue paper to turn it into a
Learn how to create fun robot puppets that actually move using cardboard and other recycled materials in this make and play project for kids by
Make DiY wishing stones as a gift for special friends! Start with melted crayon rocks then add your message with Sharpie. Updated April 2025 We
Learn how to make a fairy house using air dry clay. Kids love crafting a unique fairy home and using it for magical, imaginative play.
Danielle Falk of Little Ginger Studio shares how to create hand puppets for kids. This fun make and play project is an easy no-sew activity!
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Check out our list of Earth Day activities with nature and recycled art projects for kids that are fun to make AND
We love to use playdough as part of a dramatic play bakery. Learn some simple tips on how to create a fun pretend play set
A round up of 39 ways for kids to play and learn with playdough, including art concepts, kitchen play, science learning, literacy, and gifts.
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