Spring Nature Treasure Hunt
Two printable 'colour and find' activities
The weather in the UK has been glorious recently, so I decided to create two more spring-themed nature treasure activities.
This time, I created ‘find and colour’ printables, designed to get the children thinking about the colours typically found in nature during spring.
As a family, we go on plenty of nature walks and after school , we tested out this printable before sharing it with you.
I put the treasure hunts into a reusable plastic wallet and provided each child with a whiteboard pen. We walked around the village and down to the canal, to spot as many signs of nature as we could.
The treasure hunt was a lesson in really slowing down in order to properly spot the signs of spring. Some things would have been easy to miss, such as the only lamb in a field of sheep or the swans building a nest on the canal bank. We had to use most of our senses in order to find the items on the list.
When we returned home, the children (mostly) coloured in the treasure hunt items from memory. It was a great way to connect with nature, and really think about the signs of spring. The children noticed that many of the flowers that are currently in bloom are yellow and purple.
Educational Benefits
Spending time outdoors and connecting with nature
Using the senses to see, hear, touch and smell the signs of spring
Learning about the world around us: what happens when nature starts to ‘wake-up’?
Gaining new vocabulary: e.g. the names of flowers or the colours found in nature.
