Pressed flower pinch pots
These beautiful little pinch pots are so easy to make and are great to store your treasures in!
Make your own stick slingshot
Making a stick slingshot is a really fun activity to do and they’re so easy to make! Perfect for a sunny day in the garden practising your aiming skills!
Make a suncatcher with pressed flowers and leaves
This suncatcher activity made with pressed flowers and leaves can be done in all seasons but spring or summer, when the flowers are most colourful, are probably best. The suncatchers look beautiful with the light shining through the flower petals!
Hammered leaf and flower prints
Creating hammered leaf and flower art is a really fun activity to do for both children and adults. By pounding the leaves and flowers you release their pigments which transfer to your paper to make beautiful botanical prints.
Make a constellation projector
In this activity, children can create a projector of their favourite constellation and then cast its stars onto walls. They can even choose to design their own constellation!
Make clay nature weaving hearts
Making a nature weaving heart is a really simple activity to do and it's a lovely way of displaying some of the flowers and foliage that's in season at the moment.
Hot rocks!
This is another really simple activity to do with rocks - hot rocks! By heating the rocks, you can ‘paint’ on them with crayons which melt as soon as they touch the rock and it creates beautiful, swirling patterns.
Have fun making shadow art
This is a really fun activity for children (and adults!) of all ages and a great way to experiment with light and shadow. You can also keep your painted rocks in a small pouch to create a portable nature game that can be played in just about any season, as long as the sun is out.
Make a cork and leaf boat
Making cork boats is a really fun activity to do and the boats are so quick to make and float really well. Perfect for a sunny day paddling in a stream!
Make lanterns from jam jars and tissue paper
Turn old jam jars into colourful lanterns for your garden. This is a lovely simple activity that can be enjoyed by children of all ages.
How to make an ice lantern
Making an ice lantern is such a lovely way to enjoy the beautiful things that are around in nature at this time of year and they are really simple to make.
Pressed leaf candles
These are so pretty and they make lovely homemade gifts! You just need candles, pressed leaves, boiling water, grease proof paper and two spoons
Make your own wind chimes
These painted wind chimes look very pretty hung outside your house and make a lovely clunking noise when they get blown by the wind.
Make your own bird feeders
As food becomes more difficult for birds to find, they will really appreciate your help. These bird feeders are easy to make and you will be able to watch your feathered winter visitors enjoying them.