Woodland Trust
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
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!
This sensory activity is great fun for young children. Go on a walk and look for natural objects with interesting shapes and textures. At home, set out your finds and some playdough then get stuck in. Press pine cones and leaves into the playdough to make patterns and impressions. Try chopping and rolling with sticks. ‘Plant’ sticks into the playdough to create a mini forest. Make funny faces with leaves and seeds. There are so many possibilities with this activity let your little one experiment and see where it leads! Grown-ups: please keep a close eye on your child when doing this activity, and don’t let them explore any items with their mouth.
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!
Get festive with these fantastic pine cone baubles. Add some seasonal magic to your home or Christmas tree. Paint your pine cones to add a pop of colour Keep some cones natural to help the others really stand out Attach some string or ribbon Ask your grown-up to hang your pine cones up on your tree or place them in your house.
Grab your favourite pens and pencils and create some leaf art! Get inspired next time you’re in the woods. Look out for a field maple tree and take a closer look at its leaves. Then get creative with this art sheet when you get home. Choose bright, spring greens or autumnal oranges Use tissue paper, grass and fallen leaves to create texture Make it look realistic by add tiny details like veins
Look for early flowers, busy birds and frogspawn! It may still be winter, but spring isn’t far away! Keep your eyes peeled in January and February for the very first hints of the new season. Look for tell-tale green shoots popping up from the woodland floor Birds start singing early in the morning can you hear them? Can you find any leaf buds getting ready to burst? What other fresh spring signs can you spot?
Gather bendy twigs, grass, leaves and flowers and make a crown. Will you be king or queen of the woods? Crown yourself or your friends using items you find on the woodland floor. You might need a grown-up to help you make your flower crown it can be tricky Add different colours and sizes of flowers Your flower crown can be as big or as small as you like it’s up to you! Remember to only collect items that have fallen to the woodland floor.
Head outdoors and see how many flowers you can find. Flowers burst into life during spring and summer. That makes it a great time to set off on a flower hunt. Are there any busy bees or fluttering butterflies among the petals? Some flowers turn into fruit, like raspberries, strawberries and blackberries Try using fallen leaves and petals to make your own flowers Flowers come in all colours, shapes and sizes
Use bright red pens and pencils and colour in this mushroom. Fly agaric mushrooms are the red and white toadstools often found in fairy tales. Draw a fairy peeping out from behind the mushroom, or sitting on top of it Cover the mushroom’s cap with red cellophane sweet wrappers that way, it’ll look like it’s out in the rain Did you know? There are more than 1.5 million different species of fungi on Earth!
Look to the skies and ID these flying insects. Use your iDial to help you name the insects you spot. Look around ponds and streams, as well as flowers and plants How many different flying beasties can you spot? Keep your eyes peeled while you’re in the garden and the woods Don’t forget to take this iDial with you while you’re out and about.
Investigate this forest floor puzzle what will you discover? Follow the instructions then colour in and solve the puzzle. Check the answer sheet to see if you found everything. Use your favourite pens and pencils and colour the woodland items Use different techniques and patterns to make them easier to spot Make like a real scientist divide your puzzle into four get discovering Remember to look closely some leaves, berries and nuts might be hiding
Colour in this fantastic fox. If it’s too cold or wet to play outside, create a foxy friend instead. Give your fox little black ears and feet Use crayons, pens, charcoal even old sweet wrappers and bits of newspaper! Make up a story about your fox. Where does he live? What’s his favourite food?
Transform into a friendly fox! Do you love exploring outdoors? Do you enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside, as well as the hustle and bustle of city life? Do you like spending time with your friends? If so, you’re like a fox! Print out and make up this marvellous mask to complete your transformation.
Look at pictures of real frogs to discover what they look like, then grab your crayons and get colouring. Will your frog be brightly coloured and imaginative, or really realistic? Cut out scraps of green from magazines to make a collage You could also add a pond and some frogspawn When you’ve finished, hop round your garden like a frog or play leapfrog!
Find out all about the life cycle of frogs. Use your iDial to discover frogs, and help you ID and name the different stages of their lives. Remember, you might have to keep popping back to a particular bit of water to see all the life cycle stages How many tadpoles can you find? Always take care when you’re near water
Hunt for these fruits and seeds in woods during late summer and autumn. How many can you identify? Look to the trees, bushes and hedgerows and see how many different fruits and seeds you can spot. Seeds come in lots of shapes and sizes, including berries, cones, keys and catkins Lots of tasty food and drink can be made from fruits and seeds Do you know how they re scattered? Fruits and seeds can help you ID trees and bushes, so keep your eyes peeled. Remember, lots of fruits and seeds will have fallen to the ground.
This iDial is great for identifying fruits and seeds while you’re out and about. Ready to get detecting? How many fruits and seeds can you spot and ID? Hunt for these fruits and seeds in spring, late summer and autumn Can you guess how they are scattered? They can help you ID trees, shrubs and bushes Fruits and seeds come in all different shapes and sizes, and some are even used to make tasty food and drink. Do you know which?