Nature & Outdoor Play
Fresh air, dirt, sky and wind.
24 activities
Outdoor activities are the reset button. This category covers backyard and neighborhood play from toddler nature scavenger hunts to school-age treasure hunts, water play, garden experiments, and big-body movement games. Filter by age and setting to find something that fits the yard or park you actually have.
Ages–yrs
Great first picks
Nature & Outdoor PlayAnt City Bait-and-Trace Explorer Map
60 min Ages 5–9 years
Ready right nowOutdoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayBubble-Powered Stream Rafts Adventure
60 min Ages 6–10 years
Grab 1–2 thingsOutdoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayBuild-a-Bug Garden Hotel
45 min Ages 3–8 years
Grab 1–2 thingsIndoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayClay Face Tree Spirit Sculptures
45 min Ages 5–10 years
Grab 1–2 thingsOutdoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayDandelion and Petal Stained Glass Pressings
45 min Ages 4–8 years
Ready right nowIndoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayDIY Solar Paper Nature Contact Prints
30 min Ages 5–9 years
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All Nature & Outdoor Play
24 activitiesNature & Outdoor PlayBuild-a-Bug Garden Hotel
45 min Ages 3–8 years
Grab 1–2 thingsIndoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayMagical Mini-Forts for Forest Creatures
45 min Ages 3–10 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlayJourney Stick Storytelling Memento
90 min Ages 4–8 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlayDandelion and Petal Stained Glass Pressings
45 min Ages 4–8 years
Ready right nowIndoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayPine Needle Paintbrush & Mud Masterpiece
45 min Ages 4–8 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlayMagical Forest Creature Leaf Rubbings
45 min Ages 4–8 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlayPebble & Shell Symphony Shakers
45 min Ages 4–8 years
Grab 1–2 thingsIndoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayRainbow Seed Mosaic Art
60 min Ages 4–9 years
Ready right nowIndoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayPlant a Themed Culinary Story Garden
60 min Ages 4–10 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlaySun-Printed Nature Silhouettes
45 min Ages 4–10 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlayDIY Solar Paper Nature Contact Prints
30 min Ages 5–9 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlayWhispering Wind Chime Garden
60 min Ages 5–9 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlayMoonbeam & Dewdrop Firefly Lanterns
60 min Ages 5–9 years
Grab 1–2 thingsIndoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayAnt City Bait-and-Trace Explorer Map
60 min Ages 5–9 years
Ready right nowOutdoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayPlaster Cast Mystery Animal Tracks
60 min Ages 5–10 years
Grab 1–2 thingsOutdoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayMuddy Microbe Hotels with Bark Roof Shingles
60 min Ages 5–10 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlayWildflower Seed Paper Hats for Forest Parades
60 min Ages 5–10 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlayPinecone Weather Station with Fluttering Ribbon Wind Indicators
45 min Ages 5–10 years
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Nature & Outdoor PlayClay Face Tree Spirit Sculptures
45 min Ages 5–10 years
Grab 1–2 thingsOutdoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayStarlight-Gazing Constellation Finder
60 min Ages 6–10 years
Grab 1–2 thingsOutdoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayBubble-Powered Stream Rafts Adventure
60 min Ages 6–10 years
Grab 1–2 thingsOutdoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayGlimmering Leaf & Petal Fairy Crowns
60 min Ages 6–10 years
Grab 1–2 thingsOutdoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayMiniature Ecosystem Terrarium Adventure
90 min Ages 6–12 years
Weekend projectIndoor
Nature & Outdoor PlayEnchanted Mossy Pathway Stepping Stones with Pebble Inlays
60 min Ages 6–12 years
Grab 1–2 thingsOutdoor