Children must learn to love and respect nature not only as part of an integral education that foster empathy and the value of the environment, but also as future responsible citizens who make possible a better tomorrow. To achieve this, in addition to preaching with the example, teachers and parents can organize or suggest ecological activities that help them learn the ecological principles playing.
In the beginning, simple contact with nature is an easy way for children to familiarize themselves with the environment, to awaken in them a spontaneous instinct of protection or, at least a respect and taste for ecosystems. It is not necessary for little ones to practice activism of any kind. It will be enough to encourage their curiosity for everything that surrounds them, always with due prudence, logically. In addition to going from picnic, we can make routes on foot, by bike, by train or, why not, by boat. While observing insects, plants, birds and other animals we must instill respect for them and get them to live positive experiences that are attractive.
Playing with the earth, stir on the floor and make Castillitos with their own hands or helping with the typical cubes, shovels and rakes will entertain them for hours, and prepare them and then help us in a small organic garden or cultivate their own plants in pots. If you are interested in knowing interesting and funny Ecological activities for children Continue reading this Ecology Verde.
Organic orchards
Whether it’s planting a treeplants in a garden, a few seeds in a pot or a simple peach bone, let’s put, witnessing the miracle of life will be a great teaching, while benefiting them to feel responsible for that living being that needs their care.
It is also important to know the importance of the fertilizer and the pesticides are ecological and the reasons why this is so, both in regards to the health of people who then eat those tomatoes or lettuce even for the same respect of the environment.
Children usually enjoy outdoor activities and have a great time helping the elderly to Take care of small ecological orchardsin which some seedlings awarded to them may have in order to imply them directly, so that their satisfactions will also be greater when cultivating them and then when eating them. With luck, they could even start fond of eating fruits and vegetables if they did not usually do it.
Recycle and play making crafts
He creative recycling It is another of the ecological activities that children likethey have fun and aware of the importance of not squandering resources. One option is to let their imagination fly transforming a simple cardboard box, a plastic bottle and other waste or unusable materials into toys.
The newspapers and magazines They are also ideal for making crafts such as collages, Christmas decoration or for any other special party or, why not, they can transform their old toys and renew them, either combining pieces or reusing them as a complement to their new creations with recycled materials.
In addition, nature gives us multiple elements that will later help us to make all kinds of crafts. For example, the nuts, chestnuts or fallen pineapples. We will make children collect them and then make crafts (or eat them, in the case of nuts). With chestnuts, we can make a beautiful necklace that they will make and can give to whoever they want later. Also, with the help of sticks we can create fun animals with this dry autumn fruit, such as horses, dogs, a monkey, a giraffe, or other objects, such as cars, chairs or tables. We will need for this the help of a punch and a wooden element, such as the moving or matches to which we have removed the red limb.
Likewise, you can take them one day to collect stones of various shapes and sizes and then, already at home, paint them and make interesting compositions. For example, a colorful fruit basket, a nice farm after painting various animals …
Also with them Fallen fall leaves We can make beautiful compositions hitting them on wood, especially if we paint them before with colored sprays, or with golden and silver glitter.
A very positive activity for children is to encourage them to make their own legumes cultivation in yogurt tarritos, vegetables or something that they like especially are served. The child will experience great satisfaction on the day he can eat what he/she cultivated, took care of and saw.
Ecological Gincana
If we look for group activities, the Ecological Gincana It can be a perfect option. The possibilities are endless when preparing the tests. Some examples can be separate properly waste (paper, orange skins, cans, plastics, glass and paper, among others) and hit when depositing them in the corresponding containers.
The riddles cannot be missing, Broadcasts on ecological issues or simply about animals and plants, in order to bring them closer to the natural world. It would also be interesting to create any tests on ecosystems and also about Eco-friendly gestures (Savings of light, water, etc.) that are carried out in a daily environment, such as domestic or school. The fun is assured.
Activities in contact with nature
Mother Nature offers us infinite natural and free sources. The sea, the mountain, the countrysideheaven … It will be a pleasure to explore everything with children, help their training and also learn to value together all the good that the planet can give us.
We can start by organizing a “tour” in full nature with children. Starting with a Family walk through the forest. During the same we can, for example, teach them what kind of trees there are there, how certain vegetables are grown, where a river is going to stop or how certain animals and creatures are born and live. After the interesting day of outdoor learning, we will ask them to believe a story, in which they write and draw everything they have learned, what they liked most and caught their attention. It will be hilarious!
When the good weather arrives and the spring days, we can distract ourselves with a butterfly hunt, which we will later release. Something that will fascinate them and keep them entertaining. For example, a good idea is to organize similar experiences, such as snail fighters for a forest after rain. Before leaving them in their habitat, do not forget to make a race with them with all family members to see which of all snails is the fastest. It is also very positive to take them to See different birds And, if possible, to get any of them to eat from their own hands by their own will.
With the arrival of snow and cold, an interesting family activity is to build one or a family of Snow dolls. A snowball competition will not have a hard time outdoors!
If your children did not see it yet, take them to a beautiful natural environment to see a sunset, a dusk or both. Do not forget, when it is summer, make them bathe in full nature, as in a lake or a river. Surely they like the traditional swimming pools!
Another very interesting hobby to do as a family is to organize one “Treasury search“For a forest that you know well. Previously maps with recycled paper and prepare it all day before leaving clues in key places, such as at a certain point of the river, next to the highest apple or in one of the bins at the entrance of the forest or park. Each child must be accompanied by an adult and learn to guide and know where the north is Compass
Also at the arrival of good weather, we can take them to do canoa by a river or a quiet lake. It is an activity that they love!
An activity that should not be missing is a visit to A farm-school so that they see closely and know useful details about farm animals. Touching a chicken, feeding a pony and knowing how a pig will love and you will be giving them a lifetime learning.
Ecological activities to do with children in winter
In addition to those already mentioned in previous sections, signed these recommended Activities to do at home or abroad with children:
- Teach them (with the supervision of an adult) to elaborate an anti-resulsic natural tisana. Thus they will learn that not only chemicals are needed to heal a minor disease.
- Collect branches of different sizes in a forest and make a large and beautiful star of branches, with tail and paintings to decorate it.
- Spend an afternoon baking cookies, so that they can participate in the process. Buy molds with fun shapes (from heart, animals, star …) so that they choose the ones they like best.
- Organize a “snack of nuts collected” at home after one day in the field or forest taking them.
- Propose to take different fruits and vegetables and make a composition like them want. Then, the whole family will paint it with watercolors and discuss which is the most beautiful.
- Go to the largest flower market in your city and choose the most curious, colorful and beautiful flower bulbs. Planting flowers of flowers that will see birth in spring will be an enriching and beautiful experience.
Ecological activities to do in summer with the little ones
Of course, Spring and summer They give us many more options when enjoying the little ones outdoors. Take advantage for Make excursionstake them from Camping, make different Family sportsGo out to discover the closest environments and make them know various charming peoples of the region. An activity that cannot be missing are bicycle walksone of the most ecological and healthy activities that exist.
You will be teaching your children the benefits of this sustainable means of transport, which you can use in natural environments such as the forest or in the city, by parks or areas indicated for the same. In addition, you will be contributing to your physical formation.
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