We hope these family friendly resources will help you get outside, enjoy the fresh air and sunshine, reduce stress and improve overall health! We will be adding new activities and resources weekly. As a reminder, the Conservancy’s four miles of trails and grounds are open dawn to dusk daily. As usual, outside is a great place to be!
New activities added this Week: Caterpillars Count / Nature Bingo / Maryland Biodiversity Project / National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour / Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
Photo by Audrey Suhr 
Photo by Brian Roache Photography
Outdoor Exploration:
Do you love the outdoors? Do you want to help protect animals and plants? Looking for an outside activities that are fun for the whole family? Explore your backyard, neighborhood or local park with these fun activities.
Nature Bingo – Courtesy of Mass Audubon
Bird Bingo – Courtesy of Mass Audubon
Neighborhood Nature – Courtesy of Audubon Naturalist Society`
Beetlemania Scavenger Hunt – Courtesy of Mass Audubon
Bug Bingo – Courtesy or Mass Audubon
Nature Scavenger Hunt: Scavenger Hunt in English / Scavenger Hunt in Spanish / Scavenger Hunt in Korean
Howard County’s 20 Minute Cleanup
Water Scavenger Hunt: Scavenger Hunt in English / Scavenger Hunt in Spanish
Flower and Bee Observations – Courtesy of MD DNR
Tracks, Scat and Sign Activities
Get Active!
Stay active and connected to nature through fun indoor and outdoor activites!
Animal Yoga – Courtesy of the Eradicate Childhood Obesity Foundation
Earth Day Yoga – courtesy of Kids Yoga Stories
Nature and Science at Home:
Bring nature and science alive through these fun experiments and activities!
Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection – Courtesy of kidwings.com
Plants at Work Crossword – Courtesy of Audubon.org
Density Rainbow – Adapted from www.thoughtco.com
Flower Dissection – courtesy of the Teacher Information Desert Discovery Class 2000 ASDM
Kitchen Science: Kitchen Science in English / Kitchen Science in Spanish – courtesy of www.babbledabbledo.com
DIY Rain Gauge – courtesy of theimaginationtree.com
Bee and Butterfly Anatomy – courtesy of MD DNR
Nature Arts & Crafts:
Looking to bring the outdoors in? Enjoy nature crafts utilizing basic supplies that you likely already have at home or that can be found outside!
High School Nature Photo Contest: May 1 – May 31
Great Blue Heron Coloring Page – Courtesy of Maryland DNR
Bat Mask – courtesy of batcon.org
Leaf Rubbing Collages – courtesy of www.mamapapabubba.com
Animal Fortune Teller – Animal Fortune Teller in English / Animal Fortune Teller in Spanish
Nature Weaving – courtesy of www.craftiments.com
Spring Suncatchers – courtesy of www.icanteachmychild.com
Maryland STEM Festival Art Contest
Citizen Science:
Help scientists with data collection! People just like you are collecting data by taking photos of clouds or streams, documenting changes in nature and using smartphone sensors to help scientists monitor water and air quality among other projects.
SciStarter April citizen science events, webinars and other online happenings
Videos and Virtual Tours:
These videos and virtual tours will make nature come alive from the comfort of your couch! Travel to new places virtually and see what you discover!
National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour
Meet the Conservancy’s Beekeeper!
Meet the Conservancy’s Eastern Screech Owl!
Meet Ranger the Conservancy’s Barred Owl!
Meet the Conservancy’s Snakes!
DC Environmental Film Festival
National Marine Sanctuaries Virtual Dives
Spring Blooming Along the Susquehanna
Photo by Craig Carlson 
Photo by Bonnie Ott