Yonkers Public Library System

Get ready to explore nature and get outside. Readers will discover 25 activities and projects to do in their backyard and beyond. Plan and eat a picnic, paint like Pollock, find the Great Bear in the night sky, and more.

"Cool outdoor activities makes the great outdoors fun and exciting. Make a marvelous mini kite or bury a time capsule. Create a giant tic-tac-toe board or a twist-it game in the grass. This book is full of easy-to-follow steps and bright photography for every activity. Plus, it's written just for kids! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.

Teaches readers how to enjoy an outing at a park or on a trail, including filling a backpack, making such equipment as a snack pack and a decorated walking stick, playing trail bingo, and creating sculptures from natural materials.

Teaches readers how to make various craft projects inspired by nature or for use outdoors, including painting rocks, printing a scarf with patterns using the sun, and turning a pink plastic flamingo into a bird like none in nature.

Provides various activities kids can do outside, instead of being bums inside.