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Toddler nature scavenger hunt with a free illustrated printable

October 16, 2017 by Kate 7 Comments

It’s important for children to get outdoors and enjoy their environment. With this in mind, I have for you a wonderful toddler nature scavenger hunt with a free illustrated printable. It’s illustrated so that little ones can complete the scavenger hunt independently and work on reading illustrations. 

Toddler nature scavenger hunt with a free illustrated printable

We love getting outdoors during any weather, Boo (2.5 years) particularly loves exploring and looking at nature up close. With so many wonderful things to look at and find, we used this fabulous printable checklist. Your toddler and preschooler will love it and they will have lots of fun checking off things they find. 

FREE nature scavenger hunt printable

Recommended ages: 2 years +
(Strict and active supervision is required at all times)

nature scavenger hunt for kids to use outdoors

Toddler nature scavenger hunt with a free illustrated printable

This printable is illustrated, which allows smaller children to complete the scavenger hunt with a higher degree of independence.  They don’t have to read any words, just ‘read’ the illustrations and tick off or circle what they find. 

Some of the objects they need to find include – 

  • Grass
  • Path
  • Frog
  • Water
  • Stick
  • Leaves (green and brown)
  • Tree
  • Bush
  • Rocks
  • Clouds
  • Flower
  • Dirt
 

toddler outdoors exploring nature and doing scavenger hunt printable

For this activity we decided to go and visit a park to see what we could find and tick off from our ‘Scavenger Nature Hunt’ printable. It was so exciting for Boo (aged 2.5 years) and she couldn’t wait to find her first piece of nature. 

Matching and recording

Using the printable like this one is ideal for getting little ones to match objects (leaf on the ground and a leaf illustration on the printable) and record what they have found with a tick or by circling it. It gives them a huge sense of satisfaction. 

digging in the dirty during nature hunt

Some harder than others

Boo discovered that some things listed where harder to find than others. The grass was easy to find as there was lots of it under out feet, however, the dirt required Boo to do some digging before she found it under the leaves and pine needles. 

We struggled to find frogs, which was on the scavenger hunt printable, but this promoted lots of great discussion as to why there may or may not have been frogs. We talked about a frogs environment and what they would like to have or not have in a home. 

toddler or preschoolers love nature scavenger hunt to get outdoors and exploring their environment. Free printable included.

Looking closer at nature and the environment

It was so lovely to see Boo look at nature so closely. The scavenger hunt really changed the way she interacted with her environment. I was sorry that we didn’t have our magnifying glass with us, but to see her carefully touch the textured surface of the leaves on the ground and compare it to the green leaves found on the bush was lovely. 

flowers during nature walk

Noticing what we didn’t notice before

Boo also became excited to see the flowers next to a playground, which we have visited many times, but just not noticed. She loved talking about the shape of the petals and the colours that she could see. We also talked a lot about the Spring season, which we are currently enjoying. 

exploring during a nature hunt

If you’re looking for a great outdoor activity for your toddler or preschooler, or any age for that matter, give this a go. This toddler nature scavenger hunt with a free illustrated printable is lots of fun and great way to get children to learn to read illustrations and get closer to nature at the same time! 

Does your child love to get outdoors? 

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Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Natural Materials, Outdoor Activity, Printable Tagged With: nature, outdoors, preschooler, printable, toddler

Comments

  1. klebefolie says

    December 31, 2017 at 8:36 am

    Great job! Thanks for sharing this information!

    Reply
  2. Lainey says

    January 8, 2019 at 4:56 pm

    Maybe it’s my lack of sleep, but I can’t find the link for the printable. Where is it?

    Reply
    • Kate says

      January 8, 2019 at 10:11 pm

      GAH! Sorry about that Lainey. Not sure where it disappeared to, but I’ve reattached the link. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Deborah says

    March 9, 2020 at 7:38 pm

    I can’t find it either

    Reply
    • Kate says

      March 14, 2020 at 5:42 pm

      It’s here – https://laughingkidslearn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/scavenger-hunt-1.pdf

      Reply

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