Days In

Days in

There are still plenty of Nature-related activities which can be done indoors when the weather doesn't inspire a trip outside. It's a good opportunity for artwork, scientific experiments or talking to children about the world to explore and develop their understanding.

Start a Nature Journal - a place for children to draw and write about their encounters with Nature.

Grow your own bean or pea plant in a jar to watch first hand how seeds germinate and grow.
Small natural objects such as leaves, flowers, twigs, stones and shells can be used to make a Nature collage.
Leafprinting is fun and will draw children's attention to the different shapes of leaves and their vein structure.
Every garden will be visited by birds, even on a wet day - here are some ideas for involving children with them.
A Nature mobile provides an entertaining way to display natural objects and an opportunity to get colourful with paint and decorations.
Sun prints are a rather magical way of producing detailed silhouettes of natural objects such as leaves, flowers, seed heads and feathers.
One of the most striking and beautiful sights in Nature is a rainbow. Showery days provide the best chance to see one, and you can even make your own indoors.
A magnifying glass is instructive to play with and can be used to study children's own skin, as well as items which they have collected.
Small creatures collected from the surface layers of the soil can be kept indoors for a few days and studied.