Here are some fun activities you can do outside this weekend:
- Bike, scooter, or Ripstick in the driveway: You can set up an obstacle course or try new tricks.
- Build a Fairy House – here are instructions for building one from the official Fairy Houses web site
- Star gaze
- Learn and find constellations
- Climb a tree
- Enjoy the classics: Play hopscotch, 4-square, Mother May I, or jump rope.
- Get artsy with chalk, water soluble paint, or MUD
- Measure the Rain
- Hunt for worms
- Let rain inspire art
- Perk up your plants
- Shake a rainy tree
- Play flashlight tag
- Walk the dog
- Collect leaves and press them to make place mats
- Create a nature journal and record what you see
- Hang a bird feeder and count the birds (in February each year, participate in The Great Backyard Bird Count)
- Catalog the birds in your neighborhood by listening to their sounds and songs
- Make luminarias and light up your driveway
- Do a plein air painting of your neighborhood
- Make a rock garden for your yard
- Go on a bike ride
- After a walk or bike ride, create a map of your neighborhood – “Cat in the Hat Can Map This and That” tool
