Let's Go Outside!: Outdoor Activities and Projects to Get You and Your Kids Closer to NatureEngage your child in outdoor play, nature outings, and environmental explorations. Chase and be chased in a game of capture the flag. Use the power of the sun to craft your own shadow prints. Explore the stars on a late night walk. Create a field guide to your neighborhood. Through 52 ideas—some classic and some new—Let's Go Outside! offers a range of activities perfect for children ages 8 to 12. Whether you're in the country, the city, or anywhere in between, this book is sure to help you get outside—and run, dance, hike, or camp—with your preteen. Sections of the book include: • Back to Basics: Reconnecting with twists on traditional games and activities such as Capture the Flag • Making the Ordinary Extraordinary: Picnics, doing homework outdoors, and socializing opportunities outdoors • Outdoor Adventures: Canoeing, biking, and camping • Environmental Experiments: Ways to explore how nature works |
Contents
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Crazy for Kites | 19 |
Scavengers R Us | 22 |
Begging for Bike Time | 95 |
Happy Campers | 98 |
Go Fish | 101 |
The Bugliest Scavenger Hunt Ever | 104 |
Snow Stepping | 108 |
Dig It Play with Clay | 110 |
Paddle It | 112 |
Wonders beneath the Water | 115 |
Hop to It with Hopscotch | 25 |
Five Fine Forts | 28 |
Ten Types of Tag | 32 |
Buried Treasure | 39 |
Spy Games | 42 |
making the ordinary extraordinary | 45 |
Up with the Birds | 47 |
Outdoor Diner | 50 |
Make a Tree Swing | 54 |
Moonlight Walk | 57 |
Cloud Spotters | 60 |
Sun Fun Shadow Prints | 63 |
Paper Makers | 66 |
Press It Fine Flower Preservation | 69 |
Picture This | 72 |
Playground for Poets | 75 |
Flower Fashionista | 79 |
Tubbles of Bubbles | 81 |
A Tree of My Very Own | 87 |
Peek and Seek from Underneath | 90 |
get your outdoor adventure on | 93 |
Pan It | 118 |
Were Going on a Hole Hunt | 120 |
ecominded experiences | 123 |
Toil with the Soil | 125 |
Garden and Nature Journal | 130 |
Toads Castle | 133 |
Counting on Ladybugs | 136 |
Personal Backyard Field Guide | 139 |
Going Wild | 141 |
Magnificent Migrations | 143 |
Trash to Treasurefor Wildlife | 146 |
Make a Rain Catcher | 149 |
Bath Time Is for the Birds | 151 |
Join It Create a Nature Nut Club | 154 |
Nectar Bice | 157 |
Backyard Bird Count | 161 |
Wonderfall Leaves | 164 |
Pollinators Palace | 168 |
TIPS AND RESOURCES | 171 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 176 |
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