Family nature activities

Encourage your children to explore nature in your local area.

Whether in a garden, park or woodland, use our activity sheets on your walks and get creative with the things you find along the way.

Make a seed shaker (ages 0–3)

With your child, make a seed shaker and explore the different sounds that seeds make.

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Make an autumn nature mobile (ages 3–7)

Collect seasonal treasures on your walks and make an autumn mobile to display your finds.

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Pine cone investigation (ages 7+)

Investigate the clever ways that pine cones have adapted to survive.

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Winter sensory play dough (ages 0 – 3)

Explore texture and scent with this sensory play dough activity.

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Make a clay hedgehog (ages 3–7)

Hunt for natural items outside to make your very own hedgehog.

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Seed dispersal investigation (age 7+)

Think like a scientist and explore the clever ways that seeds in your local environment have adapted to increase their chance of survival.

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Fingerprint bees (ages 0 – 3)

Explore the bees in your local area and recreate them at home using your fingers and paint.

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Grow your own native UK wildflowers (ages 3–7)

Help us restore the diversity of native UK plants.

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Grow food from kitchen leftovers (age 7+)

Don't let it go to waste; grow your own food from leftovers.

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Herbarium specimen suncatcher (ages 0-3)

Use fallen leaves and petals to create your own herbarium specimen suncatcher.

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Create a biodiverse summer collage (ages 3-7)

Be inspired by Kew’s diverse collections and create a colourful summer collage using pressed flowers

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Plant dye investigation (age 7+)

Scientists recently discovered a new brilliant blue pigment in cabbage that could replace synthetic food dye! Explore for yourself with this natural dye investigation.

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