Nature Loom

One great way to connect with nature in your backyard, and to re-purpose materials, is to create a nature loom and go on a nature Read More

Tuesday, March 31, 2020|SEL/Empathy|

Nature Art

Nature provides endless opportunities and materials to inspire your inner artist!  Gather rocks, sticks, leaves, or any other natural objects you can find, and combine Read More

Tuesday, March 31, 2020|Nature Learning|

Make-Believe in Nature

Step into a world of wonder by designing and building fairy or elf houses & gardens with your family! Begin with a hike to collect Read More

Tuesday, March 31, 2020|Nature Learning|

Up-cycled Art

Looking for an art project you can do that is also good for the environment? Consider doing some upcycled art! “Upcycling” is the process of Read More

Tuesday, March 31, 2020|Citizen Science|

Zooniverse

Did you know that you can help scientists around the world from the comfort of your own home? Zooniverse is one of the world’s largest Read More

Tuesday, March 31, 2020|Citizen Science|

Animal Pen Pals

Think of a favorite animal (this could be a pet, an animal you have seen at the Minnesota Zoo, an animal from a favorite show Read More

Thursday, March 26, 2020|SEL/Empathy|

A Different Point of View

Perspective Taking With an Animal For this activity, you will want to either observe an animal in your day-to-day life (e.g. pet or birds or Read More

Thursday, March 26, 2020|SEL/Empathy|

iNaturalist

Perhaps one of the most widely used platforms, iNaturalist gathers observations of the natural world from people all over the globe. Naturalists can submit their own Read More

Thursday, March 26, 2020|Citizen Science|