Nature Activities for Adults, Children and the Whole Famly

Nature Activities help us to understand our world and our place in it.Each season of the year has unlimited mysteries to investigate andinformation to learn.

By keeping track of moon phases, blooming schedules and otherhappenings we begin to understand how this wonderful world works.

Connecting-with-Nature has pages of things to do that focuson what is happening in spring,summer,autumn and winter.

But, there are many ways to interact with the natural world. Here are afew suggestions.


go outside, sit and watch

take discovery walks

look for animal signs

read nature writing in books and magazines

listen to nature and science podcasts

read nature and science news

watch television and films

keep a journal

journal with kids

track season changes with phenology

do projects with kids

stargaze

weather watch

sketch and draw

work with professional scientists in Citizen Science projects

help in volunteer projects

create a wildlife habitat

plant a garden full of native plants

participate in outdoor and adventure sports

take a nature workshop (in the Delaware Valley)

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