Weekly Theme: Plants and Animals
Activities
PreK-K
Make Dinosaur Footprints and Trackways
You can learn a lot by looking at a dinosaur’s fossilized footprints. Scientists have a name for a group of animal footprints: a trackway. Transform your child’s footsteps into Tyrannosaurus rex trackways by painting and imprinting cardboard dinosaur feet.
1st-2nd Grade
Create Clay Animal Tracks
Has your child ever discovered an animal track? Was it in snow or mud? In this activity, kids can turn their favorite animal tracks into art. Hang the finished pieces on the wall or gift them to someone special!
Activities
PreK-K
Explore Nature on a Walk
Children can find nature treasures everywhere! Plan a walk with your child and maybe a friend, too. You may not get far or move quickly, but kids learn a lot by looking at things like leaves, tiny bugs, stones, and squirrels.
1st-2nd Grade
Make a Composter
What happens to a pile of old leaves outside when you add a dash of time, maybe some worms, and a healthy splash of moisture?
Activities
PreK-K
Create Leaf and Bark Art
Encourage your child to see the trees in your backyard or neighborhood in a new way while creating beautiful, nature-inspired artworks.
1st-2nd Grade
Make Art with Nature
This art activity is all about exploration and expression. Your child will explore the world around them and express creatively using materials they find in it.
Activities
PreK-K
Make a Miniature Garden
Learn how seeds and plants grow, and build observation skills with this hands-on garden activity. First, create your miniature garden and then track plant growth with the Nature Cat plant journal.
1st-2nd Grade
Plant a Terrarium
Plants in the wilderness need light, water, and soil to grow. You and your child can create a self-sufficient terrarium in your home. Bring the great outdoors inside!
Activities
PreK-K
Nature Cat Adventure
Go on missions to help the animals and save the day! Tolly-ho!
1st-2nd Grade
Wild Kratts Baby Animal Rescue
Help the the Kratts figure out which power suits they need to get through a maze to rescue baby animals.