Things to notice in nature
Looking for some outdoor inspiration to keep your kiddos engaged with the world around them during winter? National parks, botanic gardens and other natural spaces are ideal for little imaginations, testing out curiosity and learning about how the big wide world interacts with the seasons and weather.
Nature Play SA has put together a list of 20 things to notice with your kiddo when you’re out in nature, because you just never know what you might find if you’re looking!
- a tree hollow in a dead tree
- a butterfly with orange, blue or black patterns (or a caterpillar)
- circular patterns on a tree
- grass heads that look like blowflies or a fluffy tail
- dead branches in a living tree
- moss growing on a tree stump
- lichen growing on a fallen stick
- a gum nut or other seed pod
- a chewed leaf
- animal scats/droppings
- a yellow or white flower with an insect on it
- fungi growing out of the ground or on a tree stump
- an ant nest
- a kangaroo, koala or other marsupial
- tree sap on the trunk of a tree
- a colourful parrot (ie Lorikeet or Rosella)
- a feather
- ants on the leaves of a gum tree
- a bird’s nest high in a tree
- a sign to read
