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winter evergreen with pine cones

Family Activity: Evergreens in Winter

Touch, smell, see, hear, and taste winter using this activity.

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measuring a tree

Family Activity: How Big is Your Tree?

Measure trees in different ways and become familiar with tree scale and structure.

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boy with hand to his ear listing to forest sounds

Family Activity: Sounds Around

Explore nature by tuning in to the sounds of your environment.

Family Activity
girl hugging a tree and smiling

Family Activity: We All Need Trees

Discover different products we get from trees and how much we depend on trees in our daily lives.

Family Activity
childrens' hands touching a tree trunk

Family Activity: Get in Touch with Trees

Explore nature and its many textures and shapes using the sense of touch.

Family Activity

Family Activity: How Plants Grow

Find out what plants need to function and grow using this activity.

Family Activity
Bird with worm

Family Activity: Birds and Worms

Discover the value of camouflage and pretend to be birds in search of worms.

Family Activity
log with mushrooms growing on it

Family Activity: The Fallen Log

Discover microhabitats, communities, and diverse life by observing fallen logs.

3-5
Family Activity
children holding up crafts they created

Family Activity: The Shape of Things

Focus on the many shapes that are found in both natural and built environments.

Family Activity
hands digging in soil

Family Activity: Soil Stories

Explore differences in soil types and composition.

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Kudzu smothering trees in Atlanta, Georgia, US

Family Activity: Invasive Species

Learn how relocating plants and animals can be both beneficial and detrimental.

Family Activity
young girl hugging a tree branch

Family Activity: To Be A Tree

Make a tree costume and act out a tree’s structure and functions.

Family Activity
bursting tree buds

Family Activity: Bursting Buds

Find out what’s inside different buds in early spring, where leaves come from, and how they form.

Family Activity
solar panels in rows outdoors

Family Activity: Renewable or Not?

Discover why sustainable use of natural resources is important.

6-8
Family Activity
girl with arms outstretched beneath a tree

Family Activity: Tree Factory

Act out and learn about the parts of a tree, and their structure and function.