Resources

10 Facts About Honey Bees!

Learn some fun facts about honey bees from the National Geographic Kids web site.

Bees Minibeasts

12 Spring Wildflowers You Should Know

Learn more about spring wildflowers and how to recognise them.

Spring Video

A Bird Spotting Guide (PDF)

This activity is suitable for younger children.

Activity Birds

A Day In The Life Of A Mountain Rescuer

Watch the BBC Newsround video to learn more about Naomi and the details of her life in the mountains.

Video Watch Winter

A Year In The Life Of A Horse Chestnut Tree

Autumn Trees Video Watch

A Year in the Life of a Rowan Tree

Learn more about the Rowan tree.

Things That Grow Trees Watch

Acorn Seedling Time Lapse Over 8 Months

Plants Things That Grow Trees Watch

Adult White Hare In Snow

Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch Winter

All About Butterflies

Insects Video Watch

Amphibian Crafts

Activity Indoor Activity Spring

An Introduction to the Tawny Owl

Birds Video Watch Winter

Animal Tracking from Prints

Video Watch Winter

Autumn - Ready To Get Detecting

Here’s a spotter sheet for signs of Autumn - how many can you find?

Activity Autumn

Autumn Colouring In

Activity Autumn Indoor Activity

Autumn Colouring In Download

Activity Autumn Indoor Activity

Autumn in the UK

Autumn Video Watch

Autumn Leaf Hunt

Jock challenges you to an autumn leaf hunt! How may can you find? Here’s a handy spotter sheet.

Activity Autumn

Autumn Leaf Quiz

Why not test yourself with this autumn leaf quiz!

Activity Autumn

Autumn Online Colouring

Activity Autumn Indoor Activity

Autumn Online Jigsaws (1 of 3)

Activity Autumn Indoor Activity Jigsaws

Autumn Online Jigsaws (2 of 3)

Activity Autumn Indoor Activity Jigsaws

Autumn Online Jigsaws (3 of 3)

Activity Autumn Indoor Activity Jigsaws

Autumn Scavenger Hunt

Fancy an autumn scavenger hunt? This is also a bit of a puzzle

Activity Autumn

Autumn Tree Craft

Autumn tree craft-celebrate autumn by creating this display of leaf prints, rubbings and collages

Activity Autumn

Badger

Video Watch Winter

Badger - Mum with 3 Cubs

Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch Winter

Badger (January 2019)

Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch Winter

Badger - Mum with 3 Cubs

Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch Winter

Badger - Mum with 3 Cubs

Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch Winter

Badger Grid

Activity Indoor Activity Winter

Badger Maze

Activity Indoor Activity Winter

Badgers Playing Video

Watch our video of badgers playing from one of the Steve Sleigh's video cameras.

Spring Video

Bailies of Bennachie Wildlife Survey

We have a team of volunteers monitoring wildlife cameras on and around Bennachie Aberdeenshire, our survey is supported by players of the Postcode Lottery.

Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch

BAMBI - Wild ROE DEER Fawn

Spring Video

Bats - Echolocation

Bats

Bee Friendly Plants

Spring

Bee Painted Rocks Craft for Kids

Activity Indoor Activity Spring Video

Bird and Butterfly Templates

Activity Birds Indoor Activity Play

Bird Beaks - What do Birds Eat?

Autumn Birds Video Watch

Bird Songs (PDF)

Activity Outdoor Activity Spring

Birds - Cartoon Fun Facts

Birds Watch

Birds - List of Live Webcams

These webcams show what’s happening live, but remember some of what you see might be upsetting.

Birds

Blackbird Jigsaw

Try this online Blackbird jigsaw.

Jigsaws Play

Blossom Activities for Older Children

Activity Spring

Blossom Activities for Younger Children

Spring

British Garden Birds - Waxwings

Autumn Birds Video Watch

Bug Hunting at Home

Activity Minibeasts

Build a Bird Box

Fun craft activity suitable for children

Activity Indoor Activity Spring

Build an insect hotel

Activity Spring

Build Your Own Minibeast

Activity Indoor Activity Minibeasts

Bumblebee ID Guide

Bees Minibeasts

Butterflies and Moths Body Parts

Moths and Caterpillars Summer

Butterflies of North East Scotland - An Identification Guide

Butterfly Minibeasts

Butterflies, Moths and their Caterpillars

Insects

Butterfly Colouring In

Activity Butterfly Indoor Activity Minibeasts

Butterfly Life Cycle FOR KIDS

Butterfly Video

Butterfly or Moth?

Moths and Caterpillars Summer Video

Butterfly Suncatcher

This is suitable for preschool children.

Activity Butterfly Indoor Activity Minibeasts

Butterfly Symmetry Art

Activity Indoor Activity Spring Video

Buzzard Jigsaw

Try this online Buzzard jigsaw.

Activity Birds Indoor Activity Jigsaws Play

Caledonian Pine Forrest

Things That Grow Trees

Caterpillar Craft for Kids

Activity Indoor Activity Moths and Caterpillars Video

Changing Autumn Tree Plate

Make a colour changing autumn tree plate.

Activity Autumn

Christmas Scavenger Hunt

How many of these can you find on a Christmas scavenger hunt?

Activity Outdoor Activity Winter

Colour in Amphibians - Frog

Activity Indoor Activity Spring

Colour in Amphibians - Newt

fun activity for children

Activity Indoor Activity Spring

Colour in Amphibians - Toad

Activity Indoor Activity Spring

Colour in Butterfly

Spring

Colour Us In!

Activity Birds Indoor Activity

Common Frogs on Springwatch

Spring Video

Conifer Cone Identifying Skills!

Impress your adults with your conifer cone identifying skills!

Activity Trees Winter

Conker Crafts and Activities

Make a conker worm, necklace, conker models, paint - even do some conker maths!

Activity Autumn

Cuckoo Birdsong

Watch this lovely video about Cuckoo.

Birds Spring Video

Daffodil Bunting

Spring

Deer - Colouring In

Activity Indoor Activity Winter

Don’t Throw Out Your Old Wellies!

Don’t throw out your old wellies, plant some quirky containers, you could even grow sneaker salad in your old trainers!

Activity Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Plants Things That Grow

Dot to Dot Baby Bird

Activity Spring

Dot to Dot Honeybee

Activity Spring

Easy Crops to Grow

Activity Outdoor Activity Spring

Family Beastie Drive

Activity Indoor Activity Minibeasts

Fancy A Game of Natural Noughts and Crosses?

Activity Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Things That Grow Trees

Feather Frenzy (RSPB)

Birds Play

Female Barn Owl Regurgitates Pellet

Birds Watch

Five Ways to Help Frogs and Toads

Spring Video

Flight: The Genius of Birds - Feathers

Birds Watch

Flower Seeds To Sow In August

Activity Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Things That Grow

Flower Seeds To Sow In Summer

Activity Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Plants Things That Grow

Forest and Land Scotland Autumn Activities

Forest and Land Scotland have loads of autumn activities.

Activity Autumn

Forest Birdsong - Relaxing Nature Sounds

Spring Video

Fox Sounds Fox Pictures The Sound A Fox Makes Animal Sounds

Video Watch Winter

Free Tree Identification App

Here’s a great free tree identification app

Activity Trees Winter

Frogs and Toads of the UK

Spring Video

Frozen Sun Catchers

Activity Winter

Fun Ant Facts for Kids (Easy Science for Kids)

Ants Minibeasts

Funny Frogs Moving Paper TOYS Easy Paper Crafts

Indoor Activity Spring Video

Gardening for Butterflies

Spring

Get Sett - Test Your Knowledge of Badgers

Activity Indoor Activity Quiz Winter

Giant Swarm of Midges

Insects Minibeasts

Great Crested Grebes Courtship Dance

See this lovely video of the Great Crested Grebe courtship dance.

Spring Video

Great Spotted Woodpeckers Nest

Birds Watch

Grow Flowers for Butterflies

Activity Butterfly

Growing Vegetables in School Gardens

Activity Outdoor Activity Spring

Halloween Crafts and Activities

This Halloween, the Woodland Trust put together our most ghoulish games and hair-raising adventures to ensure you have a spine-tingling time.

Activity Autumn

Happy Equinox! | Science for Kids

Spring Video

Have You Ever Made A Mandala?

You find your ‘treasures’ in the woods and then use them to make a beautiful circle.

Activity Outdoor Activity Things That Grow

Hibernate or Hibernot?

Activity Winter

How Are Seeds Spread?

Plants Things That Grow

How Do Birds Fly?

Watch

How Do Insects Fly?

Minibeasts

How Do Trees Grow?

Things That Grow Trees

How Ladybugs Fold Their Wings

Minibeasts

How Spiders Make Webs

Minibeasts Spiders

How To Clean A Bird Feeder

Autumn Ladybird Video Watch

How to Draw a Spider

Activity Indoor Activity Minibeasts Spiders

How To Draw An Ant

Activity Indoor Activity Minibeasts

How to Identify Conifer Needles

Activity Trees Winter

How To Make A Bat Box

How to make a bat box. You must to this with an adult! In return for giving them a safe place to roost, the bats will reward you by munching the midgies!

Activity Winter

How To Make A Nature Journal

Activity

How to Make a Paper Caterpillar

Activity Indoor Activity Moths and Caterpillars Video

How To Make A Potato Trap

Learn how to make your very own potato trap.

Activity

How To Make Acorn Owls

Acorn Owls by Helen Bird from Curly Birds

Activity Autumn Indoor Activity

How To Make An Origami Frog

How To Make An Origami Frog from Froglife web site.

Activity Indoor Activity Spring Video

How To Make Garden Wind Chimes

Activity Winter

How To Measure The Height of A Tree

Activity Outdoor Activity Plants Trees

How To Paint A Ladybug

Activity Indoor Activity Video

How to Play Conkers by the Official International Rules

Autumn Trees Video Watch

How to Play Conkers By The Rules

Activity Autumn Video

How To Press Leaves

Activity Autumn Indoor Activity

Hungry Birds Game (RSPB)

Activity Birds Play

Ice Decorations

Activity Winter

Identify a Butterfly (Butterfly Conservation)

Insects

Identify Trees With This Free Tree ID App

What’s that tree? Free tree identifier app-download it to your phone before you go out on your walk.

Activity Outdoor Activity Things That Grow Trees

Identifying Badger Tracks

Video Watch Winter

Identifying Trees In Winter

Great quiz to help your deciduous ( broad leafed) trees identification skills!

Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Quiz Winter

Jigsaw - Fox Cubs

Activity Spring

Jigsaw - Osprey

Activity Spring

Jigsaw Badger Cub

Activity Spring

Jock & Hector, the Hairy Caterpillar Video

Moths and Caterpillars Summer Video

Jock and the Monks

Jock o' Bennachie

Jock's Autumn Party

Autumn Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch

Jock's Nature Notebook

Activity

Jock’s Birds Bingo

Have fun, and remember to make notes in your Nature Notebook and send us your photos!

Activity Birds Indoor Activity Jock o' Bennachie Outdoor Activity

Jock’s Favourite Things That Grow Jigsaws

Activity Indoor Activity Jigsaws Jock o' Bennachie Things That Grow Trees

Jock’s Minibeast Bingo

Have fun, and remember to make notes in your Nature Notebook and send us your photos!

Activity Indoor Activity Jock o' Bennachie Minibeasts Outdoor Activity

Jock’s Plants Bingo

Have fun, and remember to make notes in your Nature Notebook and send us your photos!

Activity Indoor Activity Jock o' Bennachie Outdoor Activity Plants

King of the Birds

Birds Jock o' Bennachie

Ladybird Colouring

Activity Ladybird Minibeasts

Ladybird Pebble Craft

Activity Butterfly Minibeasts

Ladybugs Fold Their Wings

Insects

Leaf Art

The Woodland trust have 11 brilliant ideas for making great leaf art.

Activity Autumn Indoor Activity

Leaf Spotter Dial

Activity Outdoor Activity Plants Trees

Lifecycle of a Ladybird

Activity Ladybird

Lifecycle of Plants

Plants Things That Grow

Live Osprey Nest Camera at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve

This webcam show what’s happening live, but remember some of what you see might be upsetting.

Birds Watch

Look Inside A Bumblebee Nest

Bees Video

Make a bee watering hole

Activity Spring

Make a Blackbird Mask

Activity Birds Make

Make a Bug Box

Activity Spring

Make A Bug Hotel

Activity Minibeasts

Make A Butterfly Feeder

Activity Butterfly Indoor Activity Minibeasts Outdoor Activity

Make A Butterfly Feeder (Baby Budgeting)

Activity Butterfly Indoor Activity Minibeasts Outdoor Activity

Make A Flock Of Fingers (RSPB)

Activity Indoor Activity

Make a Paper Plate Spider Web

Activity Indoor Activity Minibeasts Spiders

Make A Penguin Bookmark Corner

Activity Winter

Make A Pine Cone Owl

Autumn is the perfect season for nature crafting and children love being creative with pine cones, twigs, and bark to create Pine Cone Owls.

Activity Birds Indoor Activity Things That Grow

Make a Pitfall Trap (Natural History Museum)

Activity Minibeasts Outdoor Activity

Make a Spider Headband

Activity Indoor Activity Minibeasts Spiders

Make a Toad Abode

Activity Spring

Make An Autumn Insect Hotel

Help Jock's minibeast pals make it through winter by giving them a cosy home!

Activity Autumn Minibeasts Outdoor Activity

Make Your Garden Bee Friendly

Activity Bees Minibeasts Outdoor Activity Pollinators

Make Your Own Bird Bath

Instructions from the Dundee Science Centre web site.

Activity Birds Make

Make Your Own Bird Bath (Bailies)

Activity Birds Indoor Activity

Make Your Own Bird Feeder (BBC)

Open your own bird café and make a bird feeder. Sit back and enjoy spotting the birds coming for a free lunch!

Activity Birds Make

Make Your Own Bird Feeder (RSPB)

Open your own bird café and make a bird feeder. Sit back and enjoy spotting the birds coming for a free lunch!

Activity Birds Make Outdoor Activity

Make Your Own Natural Christmas Decorations

Why not have a family forage for natural Christmas decorations? Note: needs an adult to be involved!

Activity Winter

Make Your Own Wind Chimes With Sticks

Activity Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Things That Grow Trees

Make Your Own Woodland Theatre

Make your own woodland theatre, and lots more winter activities from the Woodland Trust

Activity Winter

Meadow Pipit Bird Song

Meadow Pipit Birds Singing and Chirping a Beautiful Bird Song.

Spring Video

Mini Grass Houses for Kids

Activity Indoor Activity Plants Things That Grow

Minibeast Activities and Crafts

Activity Butterfly Indoor Activity Minibeasts Outdoor Activity

Minibeast Adventure with Jess Theme Song (CBBC)

Activity Minibeasts

Minibeast Count and Colour

Activity Indoor Activity Minibeasts

Minibeast Hunt

Activity Minibeasts Outdoor Activity

Minibeast Hunt – Top Tips for Finding Bugs

Activity Minibeasts Outdoor Activity

Minibeast Spotter

Look for bugs when you’re out and about and find out fantastic facts about them. Best played on a handheld device such as a mobile phone or tablet.

Activity Minibeasts

Minibeast Spotter Sheet

Activity Bees Butterfly Minibeasts Outdoor Activity Snails Spiders

Moths Matter

Moths and Caterpillars Summer Video

My Wild Winter - Activity Guide

Enjoy the large range of activities from the Wildlife Trust collection of activities.

Activity Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Winter

Nature Inspired Poetry

Activity Things That Grow

Origami Butterfly

Spring

Origami Moth: Paper Folding

Activity Indoor Activity Moths and Caterpillars Video

Palmate Newts on Wild Britain with Ray Mears

Spring Video

Paper Dot Bird (BBC)

Find out how to make your very own paper dot bird.

Activity Indoor Activity

Pine Cone Crafts

Watch this video with 5 brilliant pine cone craft ideas.

Autumn Indoor Activity Video

Pine Marten Birth & Babies

Spring Video

Pine Marten Kits

Spring Video

Pine Marten, Cairngorms - Speyside Wildlife Hide

Video Watch Winter

Plant App

Jigsaws Plants Things That Grow

Planting with a Twist!

Outdoor Activity Spring

Pop Up Daffodil Card

Spring

Robin Singing For The Autumn Territory

Autumn Birds Video Watch

Rooks Nesting

Birds Spring Video

RSPB - Spring Wild Hunt (PDF)

Activity for out in the countryside during Spring

Activity Birds Outdoor Activity Spring

RSPB Bird Guide

Activity Spring

Scotland's Big 5 - Red Deer

Video Watch

Scottish Red Squirrels

Spring Video

Slo-Mo Footage of a Bumble Bee Dislodging Pollen

Plants Pollinators Things That Grow

Snails Have Teeth! (CBBC)

Join Jess for an amazing snail adventure!

Activity Minibeasts

Snails, Slugs and Slime

Minibeasts Snails

Solstice: The Earth Is Reaching The Turning Point

Video Watch Winter

Sort the Bugs

Activity Minibeasts

Spider Web Construction In Slow Motion

Minibeasts Spiders

Spiders - Animals For Kids

Minibeasts Spiders

Spiders in Your Home

Learn more about spider in your home at the Natural History Museum web site.

Activity Indoor Activity Minibeasts Outdoor Activity Spiders

Spot and Collect Your Own Virtual Minibeasts

Activity Indoor Activity Minibeasts

Spring Colouring Sheets

Spring

Spring Scavenger Hunt

fun outdoor activity for children

Activity Outdoor Activity Spring

Story of Flowers (Animation)

Plants Things That Grow

Talking Toad Word Search

Try your hand at the Talking Toad Word Search (intermediate level).

Activity Spring

Talking Toad Word Search - Beginner

Activity Spring

Talking Toad Word Search - Expert

Activity Spring

Tawny Owl Call - Three Different Calls

Birds Video Watch Winter

The British Winter (BBC)

Winter

The British Winter | BBC Teach

Video Watch Winter

The Mountain Hare

Video Watch Winter

The Story of the Baby Red Squirrels

Spring Video

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Crafts for Kids

Activity Indoor Activity Moths and Caterpillars Video

Thousands Of Pink Footed Geese Over Fife

Video Watch

Tulip Growing - 22 Day Time Lapse

Plants Things That Grow

Twit Twoo

Colour in and cut out this fab owl mask.

Activity Winter

Two Adult White Hares

Video Watch Winter

Vegetable Seeds To Sow In July

Activity Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Plants Trees

Watch This Caterpillar Turn Into A Puss Moth

Moths and Caterpillars Summer Video

Weave A Sculpture From A Twig

Used a forked twig or small branch from your Autumn walk and make your own unique sculpture.

Activity Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Things That Grow Trees

What are Minibeasts?

Minibeasts

What are Minibeasts? (The School Run)

Indoor Activity Minibeasts

What Are Plants

Plants Things That Grow

What Are The Parts Of A Plant?

Plants Things That Grow

What Do Minibeasts Eat?

What Do Plants Need To Survive?

Plants Things That Grow

What Is A Minibeast? (Primary Biology)

Activity Minibeasts

What Is A Minibeast? And Other Bug Facts

What Type Of Bird Are You? (CBBC)

If you were a bird, what bird would you be?

Birds Play

Where Do Minibeasts Live?

Activity Minibeasts

Which Cairngorms Animal Are You?

Activity Winter

Which Garden Bird Are You?

Activity Quiz Winter

Which Winter Animal Are You?

Explorer this Winter Watch resource from the BBC based in Cairngorms National Park in Scotland.

Activity Indoor Activity Winter

Whooper Swans - Singing, Dancing and Flying Birds

Why Are Bees So Important? (BBC)

Bees Minibeasts

Why Are Insects Important?

Insects Minibeasts

Why is Bird Poop White?

Learn the answer to why bird poop is white!

Birds Watch

Wild Bees of Scotland

Bees Minibeasts

Wildcat (February 2019)

Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch Winter

Wildcat February 2019a

Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch Winter

Wildcat February 2019b

Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch Winter

Wildcat May 2019a

Bailies of Bennachie Video Watch Winter

Wildflower Spotting Sheet for August

Plants Things That Grow Wildflowers

Wildflower Spotting Sheet for July

Plants Things That Grow

Winter - Dot To Dot

Can you complete this Winter join the dots?

Activity Indoor Activity Winter

Winter Fox - Jigsaw

Activity Jigsaws Winter

Winter Painted Rocks

Brighten up your winter garden with some painted rocks!

Activity Winter

Winter Scavenger Hunt

Wrap up warm for a winter scavenger hunt and make a walk great fun!

Activity Outdoor Activity Winter

Winter Stag - Jigsaw

Can you complete this winter Stag jigsaw?

Activity Jigsaws Winter

Winter Vegetable Crops To Sow In August

Activity Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Things That Grow

Wood Ant Activity Pack

Activity

Wood Ant Nest in the Scottish Highlands

Insects

Woodpecker Jigsaw

Try this online Woodpecker jigsaw.

Activity Birds Indoor Activity Jigsaws Play

World Environment Day 2020

Learn more about World Environment Day 2020.

Video Watch

Wren Bird Singing

Listen to Wren bird song.

Birds Watch

Wren Jigsaw

Try this online Wren jigsaw.

Activity Birds Indoor Activity Jigsaws

Forest Snapdragon

Make this simple paper game to learn more about the forest.

Activity Indoor Activity Outdoor Activity Things That Grow