5 Nature Play Ideas from the Outdoor Classroom Day Community
Connecting to nature can restore our sense of wellbeing. For children, this connection is best made through play – whether outdoors in nature or indoors with natural elements.
If you’ve got a bit of outdoor space at home or school, help the children in your care connect to nature through play with these lovely ideas from the Outdoor Classroom Day community!
- Take a nature bag or basket on walks and collect natural items like small rocks, fallen leaves and feathers.
- Play a game of outdoor bingo – who will be the first to spot a black bug, a brown bird or a white flower?
- Make a nature wind chime out of sticks, pine cones, gum nuts, shells and anything else you can find. Hang it where it will catch the wind.
- Use old pots and pans to concoct mud pies and garden soups! If you have the space, create a little mud kitchen in the corner of your garden or yard.
- Make a nature crown out of twigs, fallen leaves and other natural materials. Check out the Outdoor Classroom Day Pinterest board for more nature dress-up ideas.
Find more ideas for connecting to nature and share your own on social media using #PlayfulNature!
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