Find Activities

Available year-round, our outdoor activities for young children let them experience play-based learning. Tinkergarten’s learning activities integrate play-based learning with the outdoors, no matter how much time you have to spend outside. With activities ranging from under 30 minutes to over an hour, pick and choose which fun activities fit your time and attentional needs. At Tinkergarten, we want our outdoor activities to integrate themselves smoothly into your lives.

Looking for a small activity to fit into a busier day? No worries, our shorter outdoor activities still get your kids playing and learning outside. Go for a quick walk outdoors, and use a digital camera for a high tech version of I Spy. Or watch as a simple mirror turns the world on its head (quite literally) with a slow walk under the treetops.

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Sensing Wonder

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Nature Patterns

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Exploring Play Patterns

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Sensory Walk

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Take a Weather Walk

Age: 0 to 8
Time: 1 hour+
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Rhythm Play

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Moving Water

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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"It's Not A..." Play

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Celebrate Leap Day!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Assembled Art

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Creative Collages

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Drape Yourself in Color!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Zoom In

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Celebrate the Earth

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Build Like A Beaver

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play Like A Woodpecker

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Build A Cozy Winter Den

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Explore Winter Like a Superhero!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Take A Candle Breath

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Move Like Squirrels!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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It's Not A Stick!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Take A Wonder Walk

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Hello, Earth!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Campsite Cookout

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Pack a Pretend Campsite

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make Star Stories

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Nature Art

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Wishes for Summer

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Spaces for All Friends

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Hunt and Hide Out Anywhere

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Creature Body Language

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make An Emotion Potion!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make Mud Faces

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Forest Friends Play

Age: to
Time: <30 min
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Hunt and Hideout

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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Explore the Crescent Moon

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Celebrate the Sun!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play Like Water Creatures

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Build a Nest

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Be An Earth Helper!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play Like Birds

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Creature Clues

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Air Play

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Paint Your Winter Sky!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Build a Cozy Nest

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Start a Seedling

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play Like Rabbits

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Nature Tea

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play With Scales!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make Stone Soup

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play With Measurement

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make Pomanders

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Explore Maple Syrup

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Gift a Potion Pot (or Mixing Pot)

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Give the Gift of Outdoor Experiences!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Gift a Winter Treasure Box

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make a Winter Wreath

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Set Up a Winter Gear Swap

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Take the Leaf Lip Challenge!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Take a Gratitude Breath

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Get Your Getting Dressed Routine

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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What Can You Do With A Big Orange Splot?

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make Fry Bread

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Hello, Winter!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Celebrate Hummingbirds!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Watermelon Wonder

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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S'mores 3 Ways

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Animal Obstacle Course

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Bubble Juice Home Study

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Honor Juneteenth Outdoors

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make a Rainbow

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Give to Dad

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make a Mud Pie

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Set up Your Play Centers—Art Center

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Set Up Your Water Play Center

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Set up Your Mud Kitchen

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Nature Bracelets

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Appreciate a Teacher

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Kinetic Sand

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Superhero Cape

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Treats of the Heart

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Unplug and Adventure with Kids!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Love Potions

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play Like Polar Bears

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Celebrate Twos-day!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Belly Laugh Day

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Winter Silly Olympics

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Paint the Snow (or a Sheet)

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Nature Weaving

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Wrap it Up

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Ice and Water Play

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Give to Friends

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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First Day Hike

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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Wishes for the New Year

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Mindful Mondays—Lion

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Mindful Mondays—Cobra

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Be A Star!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Mindful Mondays—Mountain

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Nature Menorah

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Grateful Designs

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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Welcome the New Moon

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Land Acknowledgement

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Thanksgiving Games for All

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Grateful for Earth

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Cooking With Gratitude

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Mushroom Hunt

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Outside In

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Gratitude Pumpkin

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Mystery Sensory Box

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Against the Wind

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Ribbon Kites

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play Like Lions

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Thanking the Moon

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Lizard Stones

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Nature Fossils

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Rock On

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Water Protectors

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play Like Whales

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Holiday Cooking with Kids

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Deseo de Arcoíris (Rainbow Wishes)

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Include Native History

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Beetle Play

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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Treasure Hunt (Hunt for "Gold")

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Squirrel Play—Cache and Find

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Mud Bakery

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Wonder Frames (Through Explorers' Eyes)

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Serenade the Moon

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Abuela's Weave

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Amazing Apples

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Fall Wishes

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Orangutan Picnic

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Make Sun S'mores

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play Like Elephants

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Forest Putty Campfire Treats

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Campfire Recipes

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Discover the Night Sky

Age: to
Time: Under 1 hour
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Follow Your Nose

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Paint the Stars

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play Like Fireflies

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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Bird Song

Age: to
Time: Under 1 hour
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Critter Hunt

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Family Jam Session

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make Your Own Musical Instruments

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Play Like Spiders

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Creature Costumes

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Design an Obstacle Course

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Magpie Scavenger Hunt

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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A Home for Tiny Friends

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Brew Sun Tea

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Summer Outdoor Games

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Play Snake

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Map My Outdoor Space

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Host a Silly Olympics

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Trip to Mars

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Teddy Bear Picnic

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Butterfly Art

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make Your Mark

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make a Rain Gauge

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Build a Water Run

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Octopus Garden

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Car Wash

Age: 0 to 5
Time: 1 hour+
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Frozen Treasure Play

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Mud Art

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Pigs in the Mud

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Cooking in the Mud Kitchen

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Cut out Plastic

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Camp Out (or in)!

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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Build a Fire

Age: to
Time: Under 1 hour
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Go Fish!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Nature Treasure Box

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Celebrate Dad and Summer Solstice

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Animal Dance Party

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Take a Family Hike (and Enjoy!)

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Take a Welcome Walk!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Shapes of Love & Joy

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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What If...

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Mud Families

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Pretend Camp-Out

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Balls!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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More Emotion Potions

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Community Nature Display

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Be a Bee

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make Tiny Friends

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Build a Dam

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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Make a Nature Puppet

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Nature Masks

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Bridge of Flowers

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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Spreading Kindness

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Celebrate Cycling with Kids

Age: to
Time: Under 1 hour
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A Snack for Travelers

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Juna's Jar

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Adventure with Forest Friends

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make a Forest Friend

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Water Fountain for Bees

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Water Park for Turtle

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Frida's Flowers

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Earth Day, 2021

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Pick Plants for Pollinators

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Pack a Family Picnic

Age: 0 to 5
Time: Under 1 hour
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Make Compost!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Pea Plant Hideout

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Save the Dandelions (and the Bees!)

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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One Bag of Trash

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Dye Eggs the Natural Way

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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April "Funs" Day

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make Giant Bubbles

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make Sun Catchers

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Search for Signs of Spring!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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DIY "Binoculars"

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Great Bird Count with Kids

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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Bubble Joy!

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Play With Spirals

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Pumpkin Lanterns

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Make Pumpkin Boats

Age: 3 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Pumpkin Seed Exploration

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Take a Listening Walk

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Squiggle Magic!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Let's Chalk it Out

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Paint the Winter Sky

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Ice Gems

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Orange You Glad We Made This Feeder?

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Coming In Is Part of Being #OutdoorsAll4

Age: 0 to 5
Time: 1 hour+
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A Wish Tree for Me

Age: 0 to 5
Time: 1 hour+
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Outdoor Tea (or Cocoa) Party

Age: 0 to 5
Time: 1 hour+
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Free from the Freeze!

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Fall Lantern Walk

Age: to
Time: 1 hour+
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My Friend, the Tree

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Make a Thankful Tree

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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A Winter Howling

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Pulley Play

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Parts and Wholes

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Happy Birthday, Earth!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Clouds, Rain...and Meatballs?

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Take the Moon for a Walk

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Catching Colors

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Fall Feast

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Thank You, Parks

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Halloween Brew

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Bubbles!

Age: 0 to 8
Time: <30 min
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Tiny Friends

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Go Barefoot!

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Spread May Day Kindness

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Balancing Gnomes

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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A Nest for Explorers

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Outsmart a Leprechaun

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Husky Haul

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Keep on Truckin'

Age: 0 to 5
Time: Under 1 hour
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Celebrate Winter Solstice

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Cozy Hideaway

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Sheet Sensation

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Not a Sheet

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Make Paper

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Build A Wall

Age: 3 to 8
Time: 1 hour+
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Eggheads

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Frozen Treasure

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Build a Snow House

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Pine Cone Bird Feeders

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Nature Nectar or Potions

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Make Mud

Age: 0 to 5
Time: Under 1 hour
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Make Music Like Wee Wild Things

Age: 0 to 5
Time: Under 1 hour
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Host Your Own Egg Roll

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Keeping Cool

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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I Spy with My Little iPhone

Age: 3 to 8
Time: <30 min
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Make Music Like Wild Things

Age: 6 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Stack Stone Towers

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Bury Them in Sand

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Dribble Yourselves a Kingdom

Age: 0 to 8
Time: <30 min
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The Bucket Challenge

Age: 3 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Stone Soup

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Nature Ornaments

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Redesigning Nature

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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What to Build…

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Going on a Bell Hunt

Age: 3 to 5
Time: <30 min
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Magic Carpet Ride

Age: 3 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Catch the Wind

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Nature Curtain

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Paint the Fence (or Log)

Age: 0 to 5
Time: Under 1 hour
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Egg Carton Treasure Box

Age: 0 to 5
Time: <30 min
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Faces for the Trees

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Peek at the Treetops

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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A Hare-y Hideout

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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A Twist on the Squiggle

Age: 3 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Tweeze and Thank You

Age: 3 to 8
Time: <30 min
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Friends in Low Places

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Design a Nature Display

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Make a Fall Lantern

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Kings and Queens of Wild Things

Age: 3 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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What Floats Your Boat

Age: 3 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Glimpse a Robin's World

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Hide and Seek Series

Age: 0 to 2
Time: <30 min
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Planting seeds

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Make a Bindle

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Compass in Their Heads

Age: 3 to 8
Time: <30 min
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Hide and Seek - Explorers

Age: 3 to 5
Time: Under 1 hour
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Hide and Seek - Big Tinkers

Age: 6 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Spreading Smiles

Age: 3 to 8
Time: <30 min
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Winter Scavenger Hunt

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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What Shadows Can Do

Age: 3 to 8
Time: <30 min
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Climb a Tree

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: <30 min
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Color Square Game

Age: 3 to 5
Time: <30 min
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Camo Hunt

Age: 3 to 8
Time: <30 min
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Mystery Trail Hike

Age: 3 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Pick Up Sticks

Age: 0 to 2
Time: Under 1 hour
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Follow the Arrows

Age: 3 to 8
Time: 1 hour+
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Celebrate Color

Age: 0 to 8
Time: 1 hour+
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Hide and Sound

Age: 3 to 8+
Time: Under 1 hour
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Celebrate a Green Space

Age: 0 to 8+
Time: 1 hour+
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Set Up an Outdoor Kitchen

Age: 0 to 8
Time: 1 hour+
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Forest Putty Play

Age: 0 to 8
Time: Under 1 hour
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Winter Wondermobiles

Age: 0 to 5
Time: 1 hour+
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Go on a Bear Hike

Age: 0 to 5
Time: Under 1 hour