Cub Club nature activities
A range of activities to help your child enjoy and understand nature
How to make a birdfeeder
Follow along with this video to make a bird seed feeder out of a toilet roll middle.
You will need:
- The cardboard tube from the middle of a toilet roll
- Peanut butter
- Bird seed, in a bowl or small tray
- Some string or garden twine
- A spoon
- Scissors
- A damp cloth for sticky fingers!
Can you find? Children's nature scavenger hunt
Find 3 kinds of leaves
Find an animal print
Name a bug that is red
Find 2 sticks
Find something that smells good
Find something you see in the sky
Find something round
Find something that grows that is green
Find a bird
Find 3 different coloured stones
Find a bug
Find a puddle
Sound walks
Encourage your child to engage with the natural world by going for a walk and talking about the different sounds natural objects make. From the crunch of leaves to the satisfying plop of a stone in a stream, it is a fun activity you can both enjoy!
In the image to the right you can see a child has kept some leaves and stones from their walk. They have used these items to inspire them to draw what they saw on paper, and write down the noises they heard.
Paper plant pots
You will need:
- A sheet of newspaper, or similar
- A clean, empty jar
- Moist compost
- Plant seeds
Step 1
- Take a sheet of newspaper and fold it in half lengthways.
- Leave a strip of about 3cm at the top.
- Fold this over.
Step 2
- Place the jar at the edge of your newspaper below the folded down strip
- Have the opening of the jar pointing up to the folded strip
- Roll the paper around the jar
Step 3
- Fold the excess paper over the top of the jar to create the bottom of the paper pot
- Press the jar down to secure the paper in place
- Slide the jar out from the paper
Step 4
- Store your pot in a tray
- Fill with moist compost ready for seeds to be planted
When your seedlings are ready to be planted out in the ground, plant the whole pot as the paper will compost down as the plant grows!