When the children are bored this holiday season, consider making play dough and then crafting it into animals. Pair your creative play dough critters with play activities afterwards, and you’ll provide a good hour or two of occupied fun! Make Play dough Animals Let your child choose the animals they create. They will take their knowledge of animals and use their […]
Bring your animal craft to life by making a wildlife video!
It doesn’t matter if you have young children or teenagers, making a wildlife video with your kids will not only be fun but teach them about wildlife at the same time! Firstly, your child will enjoy making the crafts for the video and secondly, long after the craft has to be thrown away, you’ll have something to enjoy watching again […]
Eight great ways to appreciate snakes
It’s starting to warm up here in Australia and that means that snakes are becoming more active. Don’t all shudder when I say that! I love snakes and believe they are very misunderstood creatures. We have the top ten most venomous snakes in Australia, and although they all play an important role in the environment, […]
Give your kid a camera to get closer to nature
Next time you’re in a wildlife rich environment (a duck park, a zoo or in the bush), don’t be afraid to give your child a camera. When a child has control of their own camera, they focus on details of the animal you wouldn’t expect. It’s not only a great learning experience for your child, […]
Seven special ways to help your baby or toddler bond with wildlife
It doesn’t take much to encourage a love of wildlife from a very early age. Although the twins are not even two yet, they know a range of animal names and even the sounds they make. Here’s how you can encourage a love of wildlife in your little monkeys too. 1. Give your child a wildlife […]
Spider web games and activities
After building a spider web obstacle course last week, I decided it would be a shame just to use it as an obstacle course alone. So, I thought up some activities that would incorporate the web in a few play (and learning) opportunities. Making a Spider We went to our trusty wildlife guide book and looked […]
8 activities for save the koala month
I have a confession to make. When I was ten years old I didn’t like koalas. Nope, not even a little bit. I thought they got all the attention and the platypus (my favourite animal at the time) was always left in their shadow. Ironically, my first job was as a koala handler and my […]
Ten top dinosaur activities for kids
Dinosaurs may be extinct but there’s still loads we can learn about them and we can have heaps of fun doing it too! This list of dinosaur activities can provide you with opportunities to teach your children about dinosaurs and to talk about words your child may not know yet. Make sure you use and define terms such […]
Free printable koala mask
Add some koala play to your day with this free koala mask. Don’t forget to show your children how to bellow like a koala too. It’s hard work but once you’ve had some practice, you’ll be just like Australia’s most famous marsupial. Check out eight activities you can do for save the koala month! Koala mask –what you’ll need: […]
Top wildlife songs for children
Children enjoy moving like animals , relaxing with some animal yoga and singing animal songs so, while Miss Possum was dancing away to So Many Animals by Hi 5, I tried to think of more songs related to wildlife. You know what? I could only come up with five, pretty sad for a Wildlife Education Officer! I asked my wonderful Facebook […]