Sit Spot
Use this activity to help create a place for children to journal, draw, and practice mindfulness.
Watch the video Sunny Days Song then do the activity below.
- Have your child(ren) find a special place in a natural setting. This can be at the base of a tree, sitting on a hill, or just creating a space in their backyard. This will be a place that they can visit on a regular basis (daily, weekly, monthly, seasonally).
- Have them start out with some mindful breathing to calm their bodies and minds. Sit spots can be a mindful practice allowing your child(ren) to slow down and become aware of their surroundings, enabling them to engage with nature in an intimate way.
- Exploring the area and observing what is around them allows them to see changes in their environment when they visit the next time. They can write or draw in a nature journal or just use their senses to gain more information about their spot (listening to animal sounds, observing their surroundings, touching different textures, smelling what’s around them).
Be a Hydrologic Engineer
Be a hydrologic engineer, so you can water your family plants while you are away!
Exploring Sunshine & Shadows
A fun science experiment for kids to learn about the sun.
Sounds of Rain
You and your child can create the many sounds of a rainstorm through play and arts and crafts!
Plant, Water, Grow!
Use this fun science experiment to teach kids about how plants grow.
Elmo’s Wonderful World: Sun
Learn about our sun—a star that provides warmth, light, and energy for plants, insects, animals, and people to live and grow.
I Love the Rain
Watch Elmo and Grover sing about how rain helps Earth’s people, animals, and plants live and grow.