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Use this table to record which colours you find where.
Create a colourful nest for this snuggly dormouse. Dormice spend their summers hiding in trees, then feast on hazelnuts and fruit ready for their winter hibernation. Colour in this dormouse and his nest. Create a collage using natural materials you find on the woodland floor Add felt or fake fur to your dormouse to make him super fluffy Did you know? Dormice are nocturnal
Transform into a dozy dormouse! Do you love naps and lazy lie-ins? Are your PJs your favourite clothes? Do you love snuggling under a cosy blanket with a yummy snack? If so, you’re like a dormouse! Print out and make up this marvellous mask to complete your transformation. Then strike a pose, snap a selfie and share your pics with us using #NatureDetectives
Hunt for and ID dragonflies and damselflies. Look out for dragonflies and damselflies, and spot the difference between them. There are three main differences: eyes, shape and wings These bugs zip through the air, so you’ll need to be quick to spot them! You might find one or two resting on leaves Watch for them hunting by water.
To appreciate colour within nature – To find and appreciate the different tones and shades of colours within nature – To develop a knowledge and trees, their leaves and their fruits – To develop curiosity in the local environment and respect for it
What’s in the dustbin?
This is a series of activities designed to get people observing nature using all of their senses. Each activity focuses primarily on one sense
Set off on an Easter egg, flowers and wildlife hunt. The Easter holidays are the perfect time to head outside and explore! Use your senses what can you see, hear, smell? Can you find all these exciting Easter signs? How many eggs can you find? Look for frogspawn in ponds, insect eggs on leaves, and chocolate eggs! Did you spot everything on your Easter hunt?
Can you find all these Easter-themed treasures? Head outside and explore this Easter, and keep your eyes peeled! Can you find everything on the list? Did you spot any different Easter-related items? Treat yourself to something chocolatey once you’re finished!
Whip up this brilliant blackberry treat. This super simple juice is really tasty and so easy to make! Only choose the juiciest blackberries Don’t forget you’ll need more ingredients if you’re making this for your family and friends Experiment with different berries and fruit juice what combinations can you make? Ask your grown-up to help you with this recipe they’ll need to work the blender for you.
Turn an egg box into a treasure chest! Download our printable scavenger hunt lists, then stick them on an egg box and head off on a nature hunt. It’s brilliant fun for the Easter holidays! Decorate your egg box – make it unique Pick your own theme for your hunt colours, textures, scents… Use the different sections in the egg box to store different woodland treasures
Obstacles to getting outside and getting over them
The idea is for the different groups to try and find each others’ hidden geocaches, having exchanged maps/ satellite images.
Enter into a magical world and spot tiny traces of elves and fairies. Tread carefully through the woodland and keep your eyes peeled for signs left by woodland people. Look for secret doorways beneath trees and among rocks Remember, leave everything you find behind so that the fairies can use it again Have you spotted anything else the little people could use? Fairies and elves take care of the woods and trees and are very shy, so you might not see them when you visit but that doesn’t mean they re not there. How many signs can you spot?
Build a cosy home for woodland elves and fairies. Head to the woods and hunt for natural building materials you can use to make an elf house. Look for sticks, leaves, fallen flowers and seeds. Think about the walls, roof, doors and windows. Don’t forget furniture! Leave your forest friends a house-warming gift to welcome them to their new home. Elves and fairies are very secretive, so you might not see much of your new neighbours!
Feel the force – water as an energy source
Using resources to represent numbers in equations
To explore the school boundary • To look at ways of improving the boundary • To develop a sense of place
To find out which places in the school grounds experience extremes of weather and why. • To understand how microclimates are formed.
A Curriculum for Excellence recognises that learning is embedded in experience. Outdoor learning is active, hands-on and can provide a real
Invite fairies to visit your garden through a secret door! Make a magical fairy door out of lolly sticks, buttons and beads. Stick the lolly sticks together in a door shape. Add a doorknob, letterbox, or window. Place your door against a tree, away from big feet and curious cats. Fairies and elves are very shy so you might not see them, but listen out for them knocking on your door…
Create a tiny garden fit for fairies. Welcome fairies and elves into your garden by making them a teeny space of their own. Think of items you can use for furniture and decoration Maybe a couple of your small toys could visit? Try giving your garden a theme like flowers or parties Try making the fairies and elves a swing to play on or little house to snooze in.
Throw a tea party and invite woodland fairies to visit. Next time you’re in the woods, set up a tea party and give elves and fairies a treat. Keep your eyes peeled for food, cutlery and other party items What do you think fairies and elves like to eat? Decorate the party with flowers and bunting Don’t forget to make furniture like tables and chairs!
Super simple bird food. Your feathered friends will love these scrummy homemade treats. Little brothers and sisters will have fun helping with this activity Lots of birds will enjoy these treats keep your eyes peeled for ground feeding birds like robins, blackbirds and sparrows Make sure you keep feeding birds once you start they rely on it and may go hungry without your help This is messy fun, so make sure you wash your hands afterwards!
Explore how different surfaces absorb and reflect heat