We love craft activities that also get you out into nature. Here are our 10 favorite nature craft activities made using found natural materials like sticks, pebbles, pine cones and bark. So get out into your garden or local park and find a little nature today.
NATURE WANDS
Make a little magic with these fun and easy magic nature wands made using sticks, yarn, feathers and leaves. See the full tutorial HERE.
CLAY CACTUS GARDEN
Make your own funky cactus garden using air drying clay and natural materials. See the full tutorial HERE.
JUNK NATURE NECKLACE
Make these funky junk necklaces using up-cycled materials, leaves and seed pods. See the full tutorial HERE.
NATURE PAINTING WALL
This is a fun collaborative process art activity great for a group of children. See the full tutorial HERE.
STICK FAMILY
Introducing The Sticksons! Make these fun stick people just using sticks and yarn. See the full tutorial HERE.
BRANCH PAINTING
A simple and easy to set up process art activity, all you need is a big branch and some paint. See the full tutorial HERE.
YARN WRAPPED BUGS
Make some super cool creepy crawlies using sticks and yarn. See the full tutorial HERE.
NATURE CROWNS
Become the king or queen of the forest with these beautiful bark and stick nature crowns. See the full tutorial HERE.
PAINTED LEAF MOBILE
Bring a little nature into your home with this pretty painted leaf mobile. See the full tutorial HERE.
PEBBLE FACES
Make crazy pebble faces! This is a great activity to talk about facial expressions and emotions with little ones. See the full tutorial HERE.
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