Welcome back to the Weekly Kids Co-op, I look forward to reading your posts each week. Last week I shared a fun round up all about Learning With Seeds. Spring is here and we are loving playing outside and enjoying Mother Nature. As a result I decided to to feature Nature Activities for Kids. Let’s turn off the screens and take out kids outside to enjoy some fresh air!
Lots of great ideas for Learning and Playing with Nature:
- Use rocks as a learning tool and an fun art medium ~ Playing with Rocks
- Work on simple Math Skills ~Counting Nature
- A little science magic ~ Growing Pumpkins in Pumpkins
- Bless a neighbor ~ May Day Baskets
- Observe, learn and create with butterflies ~ Butterfly Activities for Toddlers
- Create exciting art outside ~ Spray Bottle Mural
- Collection of ideas all about bugs ~ I is for Insect
- Sensory fun ~ Mud Play
- Make a special gift for our feathered friends ~ DIY Bird Feeders
- Explore the great outdoors, no need for a bin! ~ Sensory Nature Play
- One of my kids favorite spring activities ~ Flying a Kite
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Come back every Thursday to see if your creative ideas were featured and link up any new ideas! (I will be using one image and a link back to your blog.)
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I am loving the week long Play Inspired with Nature series that I am doing with Growing A Jeweled Rose this week. Check out the links below for what we have shared already. We have lots more planned for this week so make sure you check back!
Mud Play Recipe ~ This recipe is for the perfect Princess Mud Pie!
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud ~ lots of fun ways to get messy and creative with mud
Rainy Day Puddle Play ~ I don’t think that I have ever seen a more magical mud puddle!
5 fun way to Paint in the Rain ~ fun ways to get creative the next time it rains.
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Thanks for featuring our spray bottle mural project!
I love your idea. I can’t wait to give it a go with my kids this summer! Looks like they had a blast.
Thanks for hosting us again this week! Love the nature activities. It’s finally spring here, and even the Little Engineer is allowing himself to be pulled outside away from the trains!
I love that Jessica! Although I am sure you will find creative ways to use his trains outside, you always do:)
This is terrific for spring! Thank you for including our butterfly activities for toddlers.
I loved your post. So many great things to try all about butterflies! A total win in my girls book.
Thanks for hosting and featuring our Pumpkins in Pumpkins!
I can’t wait to try it out. Who knew you could grow a pumpkin in a pumpkin:)
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Great nature activities . . . thanks! Love checking out the kids co-op each week! 🙂 Thanks for hosting, and I really like the new logo. Very vibrant!
I am glad! It is a highlight of my week as well. I love the logo too!
thanks for featuring our May Day baskets! we did it again this year, and my preschooler dressed up like Spider Man while out delivering. Got big smiles as we were walking around the neighborhood, carrying flowers as Spider Man. 🙂
Your baskets are adorable! I bet Spider-man had a blast delivering flowers!