Find your Favorite Nature Craft with Ela Wild

Nature learning doesn’t have to always be about being outside. At some point in the day, you need to come in and the perfect transition is a nature craft. It is a great way to bring nature learning inside. We love to collect things outside and then use those to create something inside. Whether it is painting rocks or making trees, I’ve found that creating a nature craft is a great way to bond and have fun together.

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Nature Crafts

While on a walk, or playing in the yard, I love seeing what my son is interested in collecting. Sometimes it’s rocks, other times it is leaves. I’ve found that a great way to transition back indoors is by bringing these things inside and doing a craft with them. Find all of my favorite nature crafts that continue to teach us in unexpected ways, even indoors.

Acorn Nature Craft

One of my son’s favorite things to collect is acorns. He will fill pockets and then hold as much as he can in his hands as well. We put them in a bottle and made shakers with them. My son loves to paint them. His favorite thing is to just glue them to paper in a shape, which I have shared on my Instagram.

Really, I think he just likes using glue. He squeezes it onto the paper (with help at times) and then sticks the acorns on. Of course, there is plenty of times that his fingers go in the glue too, but that’s part of what he likes!

Painting with Natural Materials

This is such a fun idea to bring different things inside and use them to paint! Learn texture and more by using natural items you found to paint. Read more at A Nation of Moms.

Mini Nature Basket

This adorable nature craft takes a walnut shell and transforms it into a cute basket. Then you can decorate it however you want. See some adorable Easter mini nature baskets at Mid Kid Mama Blog.

Pine cone Garland

I love this idea. It is more suited for a little older, otherwise you will do most of it. What I think would be fun is to let me son decorate some pine cones and then make this to hang up for the holidays! Read how to make it at The Lavender Homefront

Painted Rocks

This is such a fun one. I often go for a slightly more refined look than my three year old. He prefers the look of muddled colors that eventually turn a grayish brown. I love these ideas from Glitter, Inc. If you want to do something nice with them, try this idea for kindness rocks from A Nation of Moms.

Fall Nature Crafts

I found a lot of inspiration from Lorena & Lennox for sensory and fine motor activities that are the perfect end to a fall walk with a toddler. I can’t wait to try the apple stamping with my son. He is going to love it!

Fall Tissue Paper Tree

I love using tissue paper in crafts. My son loves the noise it makes when he rips it and crinkles it up tight to glue onto our fall tree. There are also versions of this craft for every other season.

Pumpkin Patch

If you have some wood and a chainsaw, this fun project from The Old Summers Home uses wood slices to make an adorable decoration for your front door.

Nature Crafts with Leaves

Leaves are one of the best parts of fall. There are so many thing that you can do including play, art, and science.

If you are looking for some preschool activities or a few fun leaf nature crafts read on!

Fall Leaf Tree Craft

Why not take all those leaves you collect outside and make a tree craft with them? Read more from Fab Working Mom Life.

Leaf Rubbing Nature Craft

This is a great way to explore a leaf’s texture and learn about all the different parts of a leaf. Don’t know a leaf’s anatomy or need a refresher? Don’t worry because Our Family Code has you covered!

Leaf Pressing

This one takes a little patience, but totally worth the wait. I have always enjoyed pressing flowers, but never thought about doing it with leaves until I saw Holes in Your Socks do it! I love this idea.

Nature Sun Catchers

This is honestly one of my favorites. You can do it with almost anything light and my son loves to hang them in our big bay window to look at. Check out these versions from Live Well Play Together for fall and Artfully Adventuring for spring.

Butterfly Feeder

This is a great craft when learning about butterflies. Create a feeder to hang outside and hopefully attract some beautiful, winged visitors. Read about how to make this from Glitter on a Dime.

#ElaWildChallenge Nature Craft

This month I challenge you to create some nature inspired art. Whether it is one of these 15 crafts I shared or another one. Use what you find outside or make stuff inside that represents what you observed in nature. Craft with leaves, rocks, flowers, pine cones and whatever else you find and collect. Follow me on Instagramto see all my nature crafts and post your own using #ElaWildChallenge so I can see!

What are some fun nature crafts that you like to do? Give me all the ideas in the comments and don’t forget to pin this for later!