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Home » Activities » Outdoor » Beautiful Art Activity for Kids in the Outdoor Classroom

Beautiful Art Activity for Kids in the Outdoor Classroom

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This art and nature activity for kids combines art, nature, and movement. We painted with petals and glue. The materials give children a different kind of tactile and fine motor experience. Plus, this activity takes children outside where learning is always at its best. Finally this art and nature activity for kids can be adapted to all seasons. The only difference is the type of materials you’re able to gather for the project at a given point during the year. Enjoy!

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Art and Nature Activity for Kids

texture painting with kids

  1. Go outside to collect dried petals, leaves, cones, needles, grass, whatever you can locate to crumble or tear up
  2. Crumble or tear up collected materials
  3. Place materials in a bowl

process nature art with kids

  1. Mix glue (you can add Mod Podge like we did and/or paint for fun!) and “canvas” of choice (paper, card stock, card board, etc)
  2. Dip brush into textured glue and paint away
  3. Allow time to dry & display

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“Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye… it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.”  Edvard Munch

Skills worked during this activity:

  • tactile sense
  • gross motor
  • fine motor


Tagged With: Elementary, Infant & Toddler, Kindergarten, Nature, Preschool, Sensorial, Sensory

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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